Storm Command: A Personal Account of the Gulf War (Text Only)

Storm Command: A Personal Account of the Gulf War (Text Only)
Author: Gen. Sir Peter de la Billière
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2012-05-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0007392818

‘My primary aim in writing this book is to demonstrate the importance of individual human beings in modern warfare. In the battle to drive the Iraqi army out of Kuwait, Coalition forces used every form of high-technology weapon available; yet in the end success depended on the performance of individuals, whether they were pilots, divers, tank drivers, mechanics, engineers, cooks, radio operators, infantrymen, nurses or officers of all ranks. It was these ordinary people who, at the end of the day, were going to put their lives on the line and risk their neck when their Government decided to go to war.’ Gen. Sir Peter de la Billiere Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.

Storm Command

Storm Command
Author: Peter De la Billière
Publisher: Howell Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1994-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781873544464

Storm Over Iraq

Storm Over Iraq
Author: Richard Hallion
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2015-05-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 158834519X

An incisive account of the Persian Gulf War, Storm Over Iraq shows how the success of Operation Desert Storm was the product of two decades of profound changes in the American approach to defense, military doctrine, and combat operations. The first detailed analysis of why the Gulf War could be fought the way it was, the book examines the planning and preparation for war. Richard P. Hallion argues that the ascendancy of precision air power in warfare—which fulfilled the promise that air power had held for more than seventy-five years—reflects the revolutionary adaptation of a war strategy that targets things rather than people, allowing one to control an opposing nation without destroying it.

Crusade

Crusade
Author: Rick Atkinson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 614
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780395710838

Integrating interviews with individuals ranging from senior policymakers to frontline soldiers, a look at the Persian Gulf War shows how the conflict transformed modern warfare.

Every Man a Tiger

Every Man a Tiger
Author: Tom Clancy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2008-01-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780425219133

The #1 New York Times bestseller-updated with additional information on the current Iraq War-now in trade paperback. General Chuck Horner commanded the U.S. and allied air assets-the forces of a dozen nations- during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and was responsible for the design and execution of one of the most devastating air campaigns in history. Never before has the Gulf air war planning, a process filled with controversy and stormy personalities, been revealed in such rich, provocative detail. In this edition of Every Man a Tiger, General Horner looks at the current Gulf conflict and comments on the use of air power in Iraq.

Lucky War

Lucky War
Author: Richard Moody Swain
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 441
Release: 1997
Genre: Persian Gulf War, 1991
ISBN: 0788178652

Provides an account, from the point of view of the U.S. Army forces employed, of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War, from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to the withdrawal of coalition forces from southeastern Iraq. It focuses on the Army's part in this war, particularly the activities of the Headquarters, Third Army, and the Army Forces Central Command (ARCENT). It looks especially at the activities of the VII Corps, which executed ARCENT's main effort in the theater ground force schwerpunkt -- General Schwarzkopf's "Great Wheel." This is not an official history; the author speaks in his own voice and makes his own judgments. Maps.

Certain Victory

Certain Victory
Author: Robert H. Scales
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1998-02-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1612340776

The official U.S. Army account of Army performance in the Gulf War, Certain Victory was originally published by the Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, in 1993. Brig. Gen. Scales, who headed the Army's Desert Storm Study Project, offers a highly readable and abundantly illustrated chronicle.

Into the Storm

Into the Storm
Author: Tom Clancy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 665
Release: 2007-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1429586788

In his brilliant, bestselling novels, Tom Clancy has explored the most timely military and security issues of our generation. Now he takes readers deep into the operational art of war with this insightful look at one of the greatest American military triumphs since World War II: the Gulf War.

The Future of Air Power in the Aftermath of the Gulf War

The Future of Air Power in the Aftermath of the Gulf War
Author: Robert L. Pfaltzgraff
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 387
Release: 1992
Genre: Air power
ISBN: 1428992812

This collection of essays reflects the proceedings of a 1991 conference on "The United States Air Force: Aerospace Challenges and Missions in the 1990s," sponsored by the USAF and Tufts University. The 20 contributors comment on the pivotal role of airpower in the war with Iraq and address issues and choices facing the USAF, such as the factors that are reshaping strategies and missions, the future role and structure of airpower as an element of US power projection, and the aerospace industry's views on what the Air Force of the future will set as its acquisition priorities and strategies. The authors agree that aerospace forces will be an essential and formidable tool in US security policies into the next century. The contributors include academics, high-level military leaders, government officials, journalists, and top executives from aerospace and defense contractors.