The generals' war : the inside story of the conflict in the Gulf
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DS79.72 .G67 1995
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DS79.72 .G67 1995
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xv, 551 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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In a unique combination of journalism and military expertise, Michael R. Gordon, chief defense correspondent for The New York Times, and retired three-star Marine Corps General Bernard E. Trainor provide a definitive, behind-the-scenes account and analysis of the planning and execution of the Persian Gulf War. The inside story of the war is a tale of politics and clashing military cultures: while one war was being waged against Iraq, another was being fought among the generals themselves. Drawing on interviews with senior allied officials in the Persian Gulf, Western Europe, and the United States, The Generals' War offers unvarnished portraits of top military commanders, as well as new disclosures about the conflicts and power struggles within the anti-Iraq coalition and the American high command. The Air Force believed that wars could be decided through strategic bombing. The Army saw the war as an opportunity to apply its doctrine of maneuver warfare. The Marine Corps approached the Gulf with a history of expeditionary warfare and amphibious assault. The Navy remained aloof from Central Command, preferring to act on its own. Although General Colin Powell and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf were tasked with developing a unified plan from these separate, sometimes conflicting agendas, they never fully harmonized the war plans. As a result, half of Iraq's Republican Guard forces got away. Three and a half years after what was considered a decisive victory, some of the same Iraqi Republican Guard forces that the allies had failed to destroy again menaced Kuwait, forcing President Clinton to order American troops back to the Persian Gulf to prevent a second Iraqi invasion. Saddam Hussein was entrenched and unbowed. The Persian Gulf War was an incomplete success.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gordon, M. R., & Trainor, B. E. (1995). The generals' war: the inside story of the conflict in the Gulf . Little, Brown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gordon, Michael R., 1951- and Bernard E. Trainor. 1995. The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf. Boston: Little, Brown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gordon, Michael R., 1951- and Bernard E. Trainor. The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf Boston: Little, Brown, 1995.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Gordon, M. R. and Trainor, B. E. (1995). The generals' war: the inside story of the conflict in the gulf. Boston: Little, Brown.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gordon, Michael R., and Bernard E. Trainor. The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf Little, Brown, 1995.
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