The Spirit of the Storm: A Collection of Interviews from the Gulf War Era - Couverture souple

Eagles, The Gathering Of

 
9780692846650: The Spirit of the Storm: A Collection of Interviews from the Gulf War Era
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ISBN 10 : 0692846654 ISBN 13 : 9780692846650
Editeur : Gathering of Eagles Foundation, 2017

Synopsis

President George Bush issued a 15 January 1991 deadline to Saddam Hussein to leave Kuwait or face attack by a multi-national force. Saddam Hussein refused to leave and OPERATION DESSERT SHIELD became OPERATION DESSERT STORM with the bombing of military targets in Kuwait and Iraq. Over the next several weeks, coalition forces continued the air war, intensifying pressure on Iraq. On 24 February the ground war to liberate Kuwait commenced. In just over 100 hours , Iraqi forces were defeated and Saddam Hussein agreed to a ceasefire. During the coalition air campaign, the damage to Iraq airfields, air defenses, electrical power, biological and chemical weapons caches, headquarters, intelligence assets, communications and the Iraqi army was devastating. During the 43 day air war over 100,000 sorties were flown averaging over 2,500 sorties per day. The air campaign and associated ground war proved to the world how modern technology in the hands of the world's finest leaders could dominate on the battlefield. This book is an Oral History of the leaders of the air campaign of OPERATION DESSERT SHIELD AND OPERATION DESSERT STORM. The Gathering of Eagles Foundation is a private non-profit 501(c)3 organization that assists Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama preserve legacies of airpower leaders for future generations.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

President George Bush issued a 15 January 1991 deadline to Saddam Hussein to leave Kuwait or face attack by a multi-national force. Saddam Hussein refused to leave and OPERATION DESSERT SHIELD became OPERATION DESSERT STORM with the bombing of military targets in Kuwait and Iraq. Over the next several weeks, coalition forces continued the air war, intensifying pressure on Iraq. On 24 February the ground war to liberate Kuwait commenced. In just over 100 hours , Iraqi forces were defeated and Saddam Hussein agreed to a ceasefire. During the coalition air campaign, the damage to Iraq airfields, air defenses, electrical power, biological and chemical weapons caches, headquarters, intelligence assets, communications and the Iraqi army was devastating. During the 43 day air war over 100,000 sorties were flown averaging over 2,500 sorties per day. The air campaign and associated ground war proved to the world how modern technology in the hands of the world's finest leaders could dominate on the battlefield. This book is an Oral History of the leaders of the air campaign of OPERATION DESSERT SHIELD AND OPERATION DESSERT STORM. The Gathering of Eagles Foundation is a private non-profit 501(c)3 organization that assists Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama preserve legacies of airpower leaders for future generations.

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Éditeur
Gathering of Eagles Foundation
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0692846654
ISBN 13 
9780692846650
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
186
Éditeur
Beckenbaugh Dr Lisa, Donnelly Dr Jared
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