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Desert Redleg - Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War (Hardcover)
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Desert Redleg - Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War (Hardcover)
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 onehundred- 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, veteran and former redleg of the First 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 his and his comrades' 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-theground perspective on the largest US
artillery bombardment since World War II.
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