Army support during the Hurricane Katrina disaster / James A. Wombwell.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Wombwell, James A., 1956-

Contributor:

Combat Studies Institute (U.S.)

Series:

Long war series occasional paper ; 29.

Long war series occasional paper ; 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Civic action.

United States.

United States. Army.

Hurricane Katrina, 2005.

Disaster relief--Gulf States.

Disaster relief.

United States--National Guard--Civic action.

Armed Forces--Civic action.

United States--Gulf States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 267 pages)

Place of Publication:

Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : Combat Studies Institute, [2009]

Summary:

This occasional paper examines the effectiveness of the United States Army's response to Hurricane Katrina, focusing on what the Army did and how it responded in the face of a large-scale disaster unlike any other ever faced before.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. History and doctrine

3. The storm

4. Louisiana

5. Mississippi

6. Title 10 operations

7. Conclusions.

Appendix A. Hurricane Katrina chronology

Appendix B. Louisiana National Guard Task Organization

Appendix C. Mississippi National Guard Task Organization.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed March 5, 2009).

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Wombwell, James A. Army support during the Hurricane Katrina disaster

ISBN:

9780980123692

0980123690

OCLC:

312484090