Shield and Sword: The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf War
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (885 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557504857 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Excellent account and instructive" according to Kunal. A well researched and written account of the First Gulf War. Being the only major war in the recent past comparable to other major campaigns like the Falkland, this account evokes interest, being contemporary and having happened in our lifetime - thus making us relate to it more intimately. The. Interesting but pricey BinB The book covers quite a bit of the build up before combat. The begining covers some interesting history of the Gulf and it's oil production. This helps us fully understand what brought us to war there in the 90's. Most of it concerns operational/longistical aspects of the Sheild/Storm. I would . A thorough history of the Naval dimension of Desert Storm This is an overall thorough, but very dry account of the US Navy's involvement in the Persian Gulf War. The authors, as part of the Naval Historical Center, obviously had incredible access to firsthand sources, and it shows. It does offer some good insights and presents a "warts and all" perspe
. Navy in the Korean War.Robert J. is a historian with the Contemporary History Branch of the Naval Historical Center and the author of A Quest for Glory: A Biography of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren. Edward J. Schneller Jr. He is also the coauthor of The U.S. Marolda is the senior historian and chief of the Histories and Archives Division at the Naval Historical Center in Washington, DC
Roosevelt Naval History Prize and favorably reviewed by military scholars and foreign affairs journals, this credible historical account captures the drama as well as the detail of a modern victory at sea.. It is based on previously classified action and lessons-learned reports, interviews with participants, and studies conducted by the Center for Naval Analyses and the Department of Defense. sailors joined U.S. Essential reading as part of the Chief of Naval Operation's Professional Reading Program!Though not so well known as the land and air campaigns, the campaign at sea in the 1991 Gulf War was vital in subduing Saddam Hussein's invasion forces and driving them out of Kuwait. It also analyses the effectiveness of various weapons and sensors, including the Tomahawk land-attack missile, the EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft, the Aegis
"The treatment is candid, the authors' analysis persuasive, and their style readable." Choice