Desert Redleg (eBook)

Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War

L. Scott Lingamfelter (Autor)

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2020
354 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-7922-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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 "e;redlegs."e;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 "e;Big Red One"e;), 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 "e;got the job done"e; 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.

Autor

Col. L. Scott Lingamfelter, USA (Ret.), began his twenty-eight-year military career as a field artilleryman where he progressed in rank to colonel. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018. His commentaries have been published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Washington Times. Check out his website https://copybookwarrior.com/.

Inhalt

Introduction
1. The Big Red One
2. Fort Riley
3. The Convergence of Leaders
4. The Approaching Storm
5. A First-Class Ride to Confusion
6. War
7. Preparing for the Fight
8. A Fight to Remember
9. Into the Breach
10. A Relentless Pursuit
11. An Uncertain Peace
12. An Unresolved Peace
13. The Long March Home
14. Retrospective and Reality: Did We Get the Job Done?
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.5.2020
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Zusatzinfo: 30 b&w halftones, 17 maps, 3 charts, 4 tables
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: 1st armored division artillery • 1st Infantry Division • american military history • Ammunition • artillery • artillerymen • artillery warfare • big red one • Biographies and Memoirs • bravo battery • brigades • Bush • combat • convoy • delta battery • Deployment • Desert Redleg • Desert Shield • divarty • friendly fire • George HW Bush • infantry • Iran • Iran-Iraq War • Iraq • Iraq War • Leadership • military memoir • Operation Desert Shield • Operation Desert Storm • Saddam Hussein • Saudi Arabia • Soldier Story • tactical assembly areas • us army soldiers
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-7922-X / 081317922X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-7922-3 / 9780813179223