America's battalion : Marines in the first Gulf war / Otto J. Lehrack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lehrack, Otto J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Campaigns.

Persian Gulf War, 1991.

Khafji, Battle of, Ras al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia, 1991.

United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 3rd. Battalion, 3rd--History--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, AL : University of Alabama Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Oral history by Marines who fought to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's invading forces. America's Battalion tells the experiences of one unit, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, during Operation Desert Storm-the first Gulf War. Building from interviews with the members of the battalion, Otto Lehrack examines the nature of warfare in the Persian Gulf. The terrain of the Arabian Peninsula and the disposition of the enemy dictated conventional warfare requiring battalion and regimental assaults coordinated at the division level, so interviewees are primarily the o

Contents:

The alert

India Company leads the way

Saudi Arabia: the warehouses

Cement ridge

The chemical threat

Holidays

Al Mishab: working with the Arabs

The air war starts

Rockets

Marines in Khafji

Cross-training: another step in the relationship

The first American ground action: the artillery raids

The alarms go off

The battle for Khafji

With the recon teams in the city

Melissa and friends

Khafji retaken

Movement west to attack position

Moving up to the minefields

The breach

Prisoners

Kuwait International Airport

Yellow ribbons

Parting shots

The years after.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-231) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8057-4

OCLC:

183295945