From the Fulda Gap to Kuwait: U.S. Army, Europe, and the Gulf War

Stephen P.Gehring

ISBN 10: 0160493854 / ISBN 13: 9780160493850

Edité par Department of the Army, Washington, DC, 1998

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Department of the Army, Washington, DC. 1998. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; crease to front wrap at corner; rubbing an light wear to tips, head, and tail; bumping to all corners. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine has slight creasing but is not split; text is secure in binding. 377 pp 8vo. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 created and international crisis to the nations dependent on Kuwaiti oil but the US did not have sufficient land forces in the region to man a fight. The US forces and equipment positioned in Europe were the first come to Saudi Arabia as part of the building international coalition. This book describes how the USAREUR assembled, prepared, and deployed the powerful forces it contributed to the coalition effort in the Gulf and how USAREUR accomplished these challenging missions while maintaining its continuing security responsibilities on the Continent and preparing to execute its program of force reductions. A clean presentable copy.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: From the Fulda Gap to Kuwait: U.S. Army, Europe, and the Gulf War
• Éditeur: Department of the Army, Washington, DC
• Date de parution: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0160493854
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780160493850
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Good
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • United States Army
  • Middle East Affairs
  • Gulf War/Desert Storm/Afghanistan

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Synopsis

Book by Gehring Stephen P SN 008029003368

Présentation de l'éditeur

The participation of the United States Army, Europe (USAREUR), in Operations DESERT SHIELD, the defense of Saudi Arabia, and DESERT Storm, the liberation of Kuwait, in 1990 and 1991 presents three stories, only one of which can be told fully here. The first is the story of how the Commander in Chief, U.S. Army, Europe (ClNCUSAREUR), General Crosbie E. Saim, began LO transform USAREUR from a basically static, heavy force focused on deterring or repelling invasion across the borders of Eastern Europe to a smaller, mobile, heavy force capable of either winning critical early engagement with Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces or deploying quickly for contingency operations elsewhere. This fascinating story, which made possible and shaped the USAREUR contribution to DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM, can be only summarized below. Its detailed exposition must await another study. The second is the story of l1ow USAREUR personnel deployed USAREUR units, their soldiers and equipment, and USAREUR war reserves to the Persian Gulf or Southwest Asia region to stop and reverse lraqi aggression against its neighbors. This deployment of USAREUR soldiers and equipment would provide the decisive armored units and firepower in DESERT STORM, as well as massive logistical support to the Southwest Asia theater. At the same time, the USAREUR soldiers, civilians, and families who remained in Europe maintained a credible residual force and a secure and stable community thousands of miles from home. Both elements of this story will be covered in depth below, including planning, three phases of deployment and logistic support, the USAREUR home from, and redeployment to Europe. The third is the story of the success of USAREUR soldiers and forces on the battlefield, where they made a critical contribution to the success of DESERT STORM. This story has been and will continue to be told elsewhere; Vll Corps' successful campaign is an important part of the growing historical literature on the Persian Gulf War.