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Desert Redleg - Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War (Paperback)
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Desert Redleg - Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War (Paperback)
Series: American Warriors Series
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When Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990,
triggering the First Gulf War, a coalition of thirty-five countries
led by the United States responded with Operation Desert Storm,
which culminated in a one-hundred-hour coordinated air strike and
ground assault that repelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Though
largely forgotten in descriptions of the war, an eight-day barrage
of artillery fire made this seemingly rapid offensive possible. At
the forefront of this offensive were the brave field artillerymen
known as "redlegs." In Desert Redleg: Artillery Warfare in the
First Gulf War, a veteran and former redleg of the 1st Infantry
Division Artillery (otherwise known as the "Big Red One"), Col. L.
Scott Lingamfelter, recounts the logistical and strategic decisions
that led to a coalition victory. Drawing on original battle maps,
official reports, and personal journals, Lingamfelter describes the
experience of the First Gulf War through a soldier's eyes and
attempts to answer the question of whether the United States "got
the job done" in its first sustained Middle Eastern conflict. Part
military history, part personal memoir, this book provides a
boots-on-the-ground perspective on the largest US artillery
bombardment since World War II.
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