Gulf War Debriefing Book

Author : Andrew Leyden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756797591
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gulf War Debriefing Book written by Andrew Leyden and published by . This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides access to the complete story of what unfolded during the 7 months of late 1990 & early 1991 in the Persian Gulf. Using the code names Operation Desert Shield & Operation Desert Storm, the U.S. & more than 28 other countries drew a line in the sand to confront Saddam Hussein's aggression & achieve their objectives with unparalleled accuracy. Provides a meticulous review of events & documentation. Includes the lists of all mil. units deployed (both active duty, reserve & guard), a detailed account of the primary weapons used during the war, & a look at the people, places, & politics behind the mil. maneuvering. Gives a day-by-day chronology of the mil., diplomatic, international, & domestic events that took place. Illustrations.

Author : Al J. Venter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iraqi War Debrief written by Al J. Venter and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It took the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein less that a quarter century to turn the slow march of history in the Middle East upside down. In this short space of time he had twice invaded neighboring countries and cold-bloodedly killed thousands of his own people, let alone those of his enemies, with chemical and biological weapons. Not even concerted action by the forces of more than twenty countries in 'Operation Desert Storm' followed by years of not-always-successful UN-imposed arms inspections, prevented him from developing an arsenal of illegal weapons. Today, just about everybody is vulnerable to fatal airborne infection. For several years, chemical and biological warfare was the first of a two-pronged threat to the Middle East and world peace. The other was Iraq's nuclear program, which Venter covers here in great detail. There is nothing new about these disclosures; a lot of it has been in the public domain for a decade. Indeed, UNSCOM, the United Nations Special Commission (on Iraq) uncovered good evidence that Baghdad had three atom bombs almost built before 1998. All that Saddam needed to arm the devices was fissile material - highly enriched uranium - which, as this book reveals, he was doing his utmost to acquire. The author also touches on some of the other countries now involved in acquiring weapons of mass destruction of their own: among them Iran, Syria, Libya and North Korea. The Iraqi War Debrief is not an 'instant' book. As Africa and Middle East correspondent for Jane's International Defense Review for the past quarter century, author Al J. Venter has covered these and related events for decades. For Britain's 'Jane's Information Group' and a host of other publications on both sides of the Atlantic, he has visited most of the countries involved in this gathering storm since first traveling overland from Khartoum to Cairo in 1967. Al J. Venter is the author of twenty books. For several years he contributed to, among others, BBC, NBC News (New York) and Britain's Daily Express and Sunday Express.

Author : John Nixon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399575839
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debriefing the President written by John Nixon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debriefing the President presents an astounding, candid portrait of one of our era’s most notorious strongmen. John Nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of Hussein after his capture, offers expert insight into the history and mind of America’s most enigmatic enemy. In December 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressive manhunts in history, US military forces captured Iraqi president Saddam Hussein near his hometown of Tikrit. Beset by body-double rumors and false alarms during a nine-month search, the Bush administration needed positive identification of the prisoner before it could make the announcement that would rocket around the world. At the time, John Nixon was a senior CIA leadership analyst who had spent years studying the Iraqi dictator. Called upon to make the official ID, Nixon looked for telltale scars and tribal tattoos and asked Hussein a list of questions only he could answer. The man was indeed Saddam Hussein, but as Nixon learned in the ensuing weeks, both he and America had greatly misunderstood just who Saddam Hussein really was. After years of parsing Hussein’s leadership from afar, Nixon faithfully recounts his debriefing sessions and subsequently strips away the mythology surrounding an equally brutal and complex man. His account is not an apology, but a sobering examination of how preconceived ideas led Washington policymakers—and the Bush White House—astray. Unflinching and unprecedented, Debriefing the President exposes a fundamental misreading of one of the modern world’s most central figures and presents a new narrative that boldly counters the received account.

Author : Andrew Leyden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gulf War Debriefing Book written by Andrew Leyden and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference collects the facts, figures, and faces of the Gulf War into a single reliable volume. Leyden constructs a comprehensive chronology of the war, providing daily records of important diplomatic and military maneuvers. 90 b&w photos. 45 maps. 25 tables.

Author : Earle Rice Jr.
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612288359
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Overview of the Persian Gulf War, 1990 written by Earle Rice Jr. and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early hours of August 2, 1990, one hundred thousand mechanized troops of Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army roared and rumbled across the border into Kuwait. By noon of August 4, the tiny, oil-rich nation belonged to the Iraqi invaders. When informed of Iraq’s unprovoked aggression, U.S. President George H. W. Bush said, “This will not stand.” In defense of Saudi Arabia and stability in the Middle East, he drew a line in the sand. Operating under the umbrella of the United Nations, President Bush assembled a multinational coalition and prepared for war. Over the next five months, Saddam refused to accept UN diplomatic efforts for Iraq’s complete withdrawal from Kuwait. He ignored a UN ultimatum to withdraw by January 15, 1991. On January 17, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Iraqis reaped the lethal consequences of their leader’s aggression and defiance. A huge coalition air armada struck Baghdad and ushered in a new era of high-tech warfare.

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610694163
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Persian Gulf War Encyclopedia written by Spencer C. Tucker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for high school and college-level readers as well as students attending military academies and general audiences, this encyclopedia covers the details of the Persian Gulf War as well as the long-term consequences and historical lessons learned from this important 20th-century conflict. This encyclopedia provides a rich historical account of the Persian Gulf War, examining the conflict from a holistic perspective that addresses the details of the military operations as well as the social, political, economic, and cultural aspects of the war. The alphabetically arranged entries chart the events of the war, provide cross references and sources for additional study, and identify the most important individuals and groups associated with the conflict. In addition, it includes primary source documents that will provide readers with valuable insights and foster their critical thinking and historical reasoning skills. The Persian Gulf War served as the first live-combat test of much of the United States' then-new high-tech weaponry. The war also held many lessons about the play of national interests, the process of coalition building, the need for effective communication and coordination, and the role of individuals in shaping history. This book addresses all key battles, the nations involved, strategies employed by both sides, weapon systems used, the role of the media, the role played by women, and environmental and medical issues associated with the conflict.

Author : Beverley Raphael
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521647007
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychological Debriefing written by Beverley Raphael and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-10-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A balanced critical review of psychological debriefing by an eminent international team, published in 2000.

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780960824
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Mechanized Infantryman in the First Gulf War written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many ways the end of the Vietnam War left the US army a spent force. Plagued by low morale, drug and race issues, and terrible public relations, the army faced an uphill climb in the effort to rebuild itself. The story of this reconstruction is mirrored in the rise of the Mechanized Infantryman. Deciding that the key to future conflict lay in highly trained and mobile warriors that could be delivered quickly to battle, the army adopted the mechanized infantryman as its frontline troops. This new, all volunteer force was given the best training and equipment. Most notably, they were to be deployed onto the battlefield from the new M2 Bradley Armoured Fighting Vehicle. This new breed of American warriors got their first test in the First Gulf War. Fighting in the deserts of Kuwait and Iraq, these soldiers proved that the US Army was once again a force with which to be reckoned. This book tells the story of the rise of the US mechanised infantryman, focusing on his recruitment, training, lifestyle and combat experiences in Iraq.

Author : Adrian R. Lewis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0415979765
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Culture of War written by Adrian R. Lewis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2007 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Author : Lon O. Nordeen
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588344398
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Warfare in the Missile Age written by Lon O. Nordeen and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lon O. Nordeen has completely updated his 1985 chronicle of military aviation’s evolving role in warfare, now covering the major conflicts of the past four decades. He presents the historical and political background of each conflict and includes in-depth discussions of the aircraft, weapons, tactics, training, new systems, and other factors that influenced the outcome of each war. New and existing chapters have been enhanced with information based on recently declassified material—especially regarding Vietnam—and new sources in Egypt, Israel, and the former Soviet Union. As “smart” bombs have become more successful in reducing the risks for pilots and frontline troops, air-missile warfare has become the central player in military conflicts. Air Warfare in the Missile Age, Second Edition, is a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of modern air warfare.