The Logistics of the 101st Airborne Division in the First Gulf War

by David M. Ogan
The Logistics of the 101st Airborne Division in the First Gulf War
Author: David M. Ogan
Publisher: David Ogan
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2009-12-15
Genre: History
ISBN:
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The historiography of the First Gulf War does not examine logistics at the divisional level; rather, only high-echelon logistics, those at the Corps and Theater level, are covered. This leaves a significant gap in how the upper-echelon logistics affected the combat units of the coalition. This case study seeks to rectify this gap by examining historical logistics from World War II to the Gulf War and the logistics of the First Gulf War as a whole, and subsequently placing the specific logistics of the 101st in the correct context.

War in the Persian Gulf

by Richard Winship Stewart
War in the Persian Gulf
Author: Richard Winship Stewart
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2010
Genre: Government publications
ISBN: 9780160858673
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Twenty years ago, the Persian Gulf War captured the attention of the world as the first test of the U.S. Army since the Vietnam War and the first large-scale armor engagement since World War II. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait and his subsequent ouster by the U.S.-led coalition are keys to understanding today's situation in the Middle East. The coalition partnerships cemented in that initial operation and in the regional peacekeeping operations that followed provided the basis for a growing series of multinational efforts that have characterized the post-Cold War environment. Moreover, the growing interoperability of U.S. air, sea, and land forces coupled with the extensive employment of more sophisticated weapons first showcased in Desert Storm have become the hallmark of American military operations and the standard that other nations strive to meet.

Lightning in the Storm

by Thomas Taylor
Lightning in the Storm
Author: Thomas Taylor
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2003-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780781810173
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This account delivers a gripping portrayal of the 1991 conflict with Iraq. As the only air assault division in the world, the 101st Airborne Division -- The Screaming Eagles -- flew off to Saudi Arabia in 1990 to join Operation Desert Shield. Its 18,000 soldiers (including 700 women) and 400 helicopters played a crucial role in the resulting Desert Storm. This is their story, based on dozens of interviews and hundreds of army videos. This compelling account of modern warfare delivers suspenseful battle scenes, clear explanations of strategy, and fully developed portraits of many of the combatants.

Lucky War

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

Rapid Deployment Logistics

by Gary H. Wade
Rapid Deployment Logistics
Author: Gary H. Wade
Publisher:
Total Pages: 121
Release: 1984
Genre:
ISBN:
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President Camille Chamoun of Lebanon made an urgent plea on 14 July 1958 to the governments of France, Great Britain, and the United States to deploy military forces to Lebanon. Received in Washington at 0600 on 14 July, this message became the first test of the Eisenhower Doctrine, which had been announced in January 1957. The JCS activated a Specified Command, Middle East (SPECOMME), and designated Adm. James L. Holloway, Commander in Chief, North Atlantic and Mediterranean, as the Commander in Chief, SPECOMME (CINCSPECOMME). According to a JCS memorandum, These actions marked the beginning of operation 'Blue Bat, ' the first United States airborne-amphibious operation to occur in peacetime. Contents: Doctrine, Planning, Background, Problems, Deployment, Organization, Resupply, Procurement, Civil affairs, Medical support, Security, Plans, Task force 201, On-hand supplies, 31 August 1958.

The Whirlwind War

by Frank N. Schubert
The Whirlwind War
Author: Frank N. Schubert
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780160429545
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CMH Publication 70-30. Edited by Frank N. Schubert and TheresaL. Kraus. Discusses the United States Army's role in the Persian Gulf War from August 1990 to February 1991. Shows the various strands that came together to produce the army of the 1990s and how that army in turn performed under fire and in the glare of world attention. Retains a sense of immediacy in its approach. Contains maps which were carefully researched and compiled as original documents in their own right. Includes an index.

The Sinews of War

by James A. Huston
The Sinews of War
Author: James A. Huston
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 814
Release: 1966
Genre: Logistics
ISBN: 9780160899140
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Jayhawk!

by Stephen Alan Bourque
Jayhawk!
Author: Stephen Alan Bourque
Publisher:
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2002
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:
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