America's battalion : Marines in the first Gulf war /
by Lehrack, Otto J.
Publisher: Tuscaloosa, AL : The University of Alabama Press, 2005Description: xiii, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0817314520 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): United States Marine Corps. Division, 3rd. Battalion, 3rd -- History -- 20th century | Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Campaigns | Khafji, Battle of, Ras al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia, 1991Online resources: Book review (H-Net) | Table of contents
Contents:
The alert -- India Company leads the way -- Saudi Arabia: the warehouses -- Cement ridge -- The chemical threat -- Holidays -- Al Mishab: working with the Arabs -- The air war starts -- Rockets -- Marines in Khafji -- Cross-training: another step in the relationship -- The first American ground action: the artillery raids -- The alarms go off -- The battle for Khafji -- With the recon teams in the city -- Melissa and friends -- Khafji retaken -- Movement west to attack position -- Moving up to the minefields -- The breach -- Prisoners -- Kuwait International Airport -- Yellow ribbons -- Parting shots -- The years after.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-231) and index.
The alert -- India Company leads the way -- Saudi Arabia: the warehouses -- Cement ridge -- The chemical threat -- Holidays -- Al Mishab: working with the Arabs -- The air war starts -- Rockets -- Marines in Khafji -- Cross-training: another step in the relationship -- The first American ground action: the artillery raids -- The alarms go off -- The battle for Khafji -- With the recon teams in the city -- Melissa and friends -- Khafji retaken -- Movement west to attack position -- Moving up to the minefields -- The breach -- Prisoners -- Kuwait International Airport -- Yellow ribbons -- Parting shots -- The years after.
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