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The road to Safwan : the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry in the 1991 Persian Gulf War / Stephen A. Bourque, John W. Burdan III.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bourque, Stephen A. (Stephen Alan), 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Persian Gulf War, 1991--Regimental histories--United States.
- Persian Gulf War, 1991.
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 4th. Squadron, 1st.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Presents the history of the 1st Infantry Division's cavalry unit fighting in Operation Desert Storm, showing how the unit deployed, went into combat, and adapted to changing circumstances. This work describes 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.
- Contents:
- The Quarter Horse to 1990
- Preparation
- Deployment
- The port
- Operations in the TAA
- Security operations
- Combat Command Carter
- Task force iron
- Final preparations
- The breach
- Objective Norfolk
- The Basra highway
- Safwan
- Recovery
- Postwar operations
- Coming home.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-296) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-92330-3
- 9786611923303
- 1-57441-380-5
- 1-4356-8667-5
- OCLC:
- 437229157
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