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The Road to Safwan

Author : Stephen Alan Bourque
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574412329
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Safwan written by Stephen Alan Bourque and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Road to Safwan is a complete history of the 1st Infantry Divisions cavalry unit fighting in Operation Desert Storm. Stephen A. Bourque and John W. Burdan III served in the 1st Infantry Bourque in Division Headquarters, Burdan as the Operations Officer of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry. Based on extensive interviews and primary sources, Bourque and Burdan provide the most in-depth coverage to date of a battalion-level unit in the 1991 war, showing how the unit deployed, went into combat, and adapted to changing circumstances. The authors describe how the officers and men moved from the routine of cold war training to leading the Big Red One in battle through the Iraqi defenses and against the Iraqi Republican Guard. The 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry participated in the 1st Brigade attack on G-Day, the large tank battle for Objective Norfolk, the cutting of Basra Road, and the capture of Safwan Airfield, the site where General H. Norman Schwartzkopf conducted cease-fire negotiations with the Iraqis. The squadrons activities are placed squarely within the context of both division and corps activities, which illustrates the fog of war, the chain of command, and the uncertainty of information affecting command decisions. The Road to Safwan challenges the myth that technology won the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Contrary to popular view, it was a soldier's war not much different from previous conflicts in its general nature. What was different was the quality and intensity of the unit's training, which resulted, repeatedly, in successful engagements and objectives secured. It is the story of the people, not the machines, which ultimately led this squadron to the small town of Safwan.

The First Infantry Division and the U.S. Army Transformed

Author : Gregory Fontenot
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826273769
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book The First Infantry Division and the U.S. Army Transformed written by Gregory Fontenot and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fast-paced and compelling read closes a significant gap in the historiography of the late Cold War U.S. Army and is crucial for understanding the current situation in the Middle East. From the author's introduction: “My purpose is a narrative history of the 1st Infantry Division from 1970 through the Operation Desert Storm celebration held 4th of July 1991. This story is an account of the revolutionary changes in the late Cold War. The Army that overran Saddam Hussein’s Legions in four days was the product of important changes stimulated both by social changes and institutional reform. The 1st Infantry Division reflected benefits of those changes, despite its low priority for troops and material. The Division was not an elite formation, but rather excelled in the context of the Army as an institution.” This book begins with a preface by Gordon R. Sullivan, General, USA, Retired. In twelve chapters, author Gregory Fontenot explains the history of the 1st infantry Division from 1970 to 1991. In doing so, his fast-paced narrative includes elements to expand the knowledge of non-military readers. These elements include a glossary, a key to abbreviations, maps, nearly two dozen photographs, and thorough bibliography. The First infantry Division and the U.S. Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm is published with support from the First Division Museum at Cantigny.

Quarterly Review of Military Literature

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quarterly Review of Military Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Military Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Military Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Professional Journal of the United States Army

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Professional Journal of the United States Army written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Army Reserve Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Army Reserve Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Big Red One

Author : James Scott Wheeler
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 070062452X
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Big Red One written by James Scott Wheeler and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great—Duty First!” For a century, from the Western Front of World War I to the wars of the 21st century, this motto has spurred the soldiers who wear the shoulder patch bearing the Big Red One. In this comprehensive history of America’s 1st Infantry Division, James Scott Wheeler chronicles its major combat engagements and peacetime duties during its legendary service to the nation. The Centennial Edition adds new chapters on peacekeeping missions in the Balkans (1995 – 2004) and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (2001 – 2017), along with a new introduction and conclusion. The oldest continuously serving division in the U.S. Army, the “Fighting First” has consistently played a crucial role in America’s foreign wars. It was the first American division to see combat and achieve victory in World War I. One of the few intact divisions between the wars, it was the first army unit to train for amphibious warfare. During World War II, the First Division spearheaded the invasions of North Africa and Sicily before leading the Normandy invasion at Omaha Beach and fighting on deep into Germany. By war’s end, it had developed successful combined-arms, regimental combat teams and made advances in night operations. Wheeler describes the First Division’s critical role in postwar Germany and as the only combat division in Europe during the early Cold War. The division fought valiantly in Vietnam for five trying years while pioneering “air-mobile” operations. It led the liberation of Kuwait in Desert Storm. Along the way, Wheeler illuminates the division’s organizational evolution, its consistently remarkable commanders and leaders, and its equally remarkable soldiers. Meticulously detailed and engagingly written, The Big Red One nimbly combines historical narrative with astute analysis of the unit’s successes and failures, so that its story reflects the larger chronicle of America’s military experience over the past century. Published in collaboration with the Cantigny First Division Foundation and the Cantigny Military History Series, edited by Paul H. Herbert.

Lucky War

Author : Richard Moody Swain
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788178652
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Lucky War written by Richard Moody Swain and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an account, from the point of view of the U.S. Army forces employed, of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War, from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to the withdrawal of coalition forces from southeastern Iraq. It focuses on the Army's part in this war, particularly the activities of the Headquarters, Third Army, and the Army Forces Central Command (ARCENT). It looks especially at the activities of the VII Corps, which executed ARCENT's main effort in the theater ground force schwerpunkt -- General Schwarzkopf's "Great Wheel." This is not an official history; the author speaks in his own voice and makes his own judgments. Maps.

Jayhawk!

Author : Stephen Alan Bourque
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Jayhawk! written by Stephen Alan Bourque and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Crusade

Author : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395710838
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Crusade written by Rick Atkinson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1993 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating interviews with individuals ranging from senior policymakers to frontline soldiers, a look at the Persian Gulf War shows how the conflict transformed modern warfare.

Can't and Won't

Author : Lydia Davis
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374711437
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Can't and Won't written by Lydia Davis and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection of short stories from the woman Rick Moody has called "the best prose stylist in America" Her stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of "Bloomington" reads, "Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before." Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in "A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates," a professor receives a gift of thirty-two small chocolates and is paralyzed by the multitude of options she imagines for their consumption. The stories may appear in the form of letters of complaint; they may be extracted from Flaubert's correspondence; or they may be inspired by the author's own dreams, or the dreams of friends. What does not vary throughout Can't and Won't, Lydia Davis's fifth collection of stories, is the power of her finely honed prose. Davis is sharply observant; she is wry or witty or poignant. Above all, she is refreshing. Davis writes with bracing candor and sly humor about the quotidian, revealing the mysterious, the foreign, the alienating, and the pleasurable within the predictable patterns of daily life.

Nightmare-Z

Author : S.A. Lowry
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469177722
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Download or read book Nightmare-Z written by S.A. Lowry and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the fire of the second Gulf War and the pending conclusion to the American mission in Iraq, two brothers find themselves caught in a world over ran by the dead. Abandoned by the government and left to die, one brother must escape Iraq with his squad by all means necessary in order to make it back to his family located in Fort Hood Texas. The other brother, whom was introduced to Z day in transit back to Texas on R&R leave from Iraq, must escape Atlanta International Airport with an unexpected group of strangers in order to keep his promise to his brother and save his extended family at all costs. With flesh eating cannibals at every corner, the brother's mission is clear. Make it back to Fort Hood Texas and protect what is theirs.

Desert Redleg

Author : L. Scott Lingamfelter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813179238
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Desert Redleg written by L. Scott Lingamfelter and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, triggering the First Gulf War, a coalition of thirty-five countries led by the United States responded with Operation Desert Storm, which culminated in a one-hundred-hour coordinated air strike and ground assault that repelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Though largely forgotten in descriptions of the war, an eight-day barrage of artillery fire made this seemingly rapid offensive possible. At the forefront of this offensive were the brave field artillerymen known as "redlegs." In Desert Redleg: Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War, a veteran and former redleg of the 1st Infantry Division Artillery (otherwise known as the "Big Red One"), Col. L. Scott Lingamfelter, recounts the logistical and strategic decisions that led to a coalition victory. Drawing on original battle maps, official reports, and personal journals, Lingamfelter describes the experience of the First Gulf War through a soldier's eyes and attempts to answer the question of whether the United States "got the job done" in its first sustained Middle Eastern conflict. Part military history, part personal memoir, this book provides a boots-on-the-ground perspective on the largest US artillery bombardment since World War II.

Sultan of Hearts

Author : Resit Haylamaz
Publisher : Tughra Books
ISBN 13 : 1597846716
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book Sultan of Hearts written by Resit Haylamaz and published by Tughra Books. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sultan of Hearts: Prophet Muhammad details the exemplary life of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. Available as a set of two volumes, the book is not simply a chronological look into the life of the Prophet but rather an exclusive look into his character, attributes, and qualities through the eyes of his companions and family most close to him. Brimming with passion and emotion, Sultan of Hearts: Prophet Muhammad transports the readers to the Arabian peninsula centuries ago, as if lifting the constraints of time and space, allows them to discover and explore with freedom the Age of Happiness.

International Law Reports

Author : E. Lauterpacht
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521472913
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book International Law Reports written by E. Lauterpacht and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-08-11 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only publication wholly devoted to the regular and systematic reporting in English of decisions of international courts and arbitrators.

Battle Command In The Storm: Lieutenant General Franks And VII Corps

Author : Major John T. Ryan
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782897798
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Battle Command In The Storm: Lieutenant General Franks And VII Corps written by Major John T. Ryan and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the concept of battle command from a modem historical perspective. It analyzes the decision making and leadership displayed by Lieutenant General Franks during the planning, preparation and execution of Operation Desert Storm to determine if General Franks exhibited the principles of battle command. Decision making and leadership are the two major components of battle command, a concept championed by Franks following Desert Storm, and, as such serve to frame the discussion. As the commander of the U.S. VII Corps during Operation Desert Storm, General Franks made decisions that had tactical, operational, and strategic implications. These decisions directly affected the lives and actions of the over 142,000 U.S. and British service-members assigned to his command. The results were overwhelmingly successful but many criticized him for being too cautious and conservative. This study investigates if the criticism founded in fact or whether General Franks was merely striking the best balance possible between decision making and leadership on the battlefield.

The Honored Dead

Author : Joseph Braude
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679604324
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book The Honored Dead written by Joseph Braude and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arab Islamic world is known for religious extremism, ethnic conflicts, and, now, the overthrow of seemingly unshakable regimes—but if anything has become clear, it’s that our understanding of the region remains shrouded and incomplete. The seeds of revolution, radicalism, and—possibly—reform are buried in the individual stories of millions of people whose lives determine the fates of their societies, people whose motivations are as common, and as strange, as our own. Here is one of those stories—and the story of how this world is being transformed, one life at a time. Joseph Braude is the first Western journalist ever to secure embed status with an Arab security force, assigned to a hardened unit of detectives in Casablanca who handle everything from busting al-Qaeda cells to solving homicides. One day he’s given the file for a seemingly commonplace murder: a young guard at a warehouse killed in what appears to be a robbery gone wrong. Braude is intrigued by the details of the case: the sheer brutality of the murder, the identities of the accused—a soldier—and the victim, a shadowy migrant with links to a radical cleric, and the odd location: a warehouse owned by a wealthy member of one of the few thriving Jewish communities in the Arab world. After interviewing the victim’s best friend, who tearfully insists that the true story of the murder has been covered up by powerful interests, Braude commits to getting to the bottom of it. Braude’s risky pursuit of the shocking truth behind the murder takes him from cosmopolitan Marrakesh to the proud Berber heartland, from the homes of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country to the backstreets of Casablanca, where migrants come to make fortunes, jihad, and trouble, but often end up just trying to survive with dignity. The Honored Dead is a timely and riveting mystery about a society in transition, the power of the truth, and the irrepressible human need for justice.