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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 956.70442
EAN: 9780316321006
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0316321001
Label: Back Bay Books
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: November 09, 1995
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Studio: Back Bay Books
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In a unique combination of journalism and military expertise, Gordon, the chief defense correspondent for The New York Times, and retired three-star general Bernard Trainor provide a definitive, behind-the-scenes account and analysis of the planning and execution of the Persian Gulf War. Photos & maps.
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Michael R. Gordon, chief defense correspondent for the "New York Times," and Bernard E. Trainor, a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General who was a reporter for the "Times" during the first Gulf War, have written an informed account of that conflict that is fascinating and often evocative of Operation: DESERT STORM. The central players in their drama are Generals Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney plays an important supporting role.
Gordon and ... Read More
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So, you thought that the US really kicked butt during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm? I did -- until I read this book (required reading for a military studies course). What I had throught was a finely tuned, well oiled US political-military machine was a facade. Until reading this book, I never knew -- and thank goodness, neither (apparently) did Saddam Hussein or his cronies know -- how tenuous the early US military presence in Saudi Arabia was. I've heard it said that it's better to be ... Read More
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I was in the Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia)in the U.S. Army, from October '90 to August '91 as part of Desert Shield/Storm. This was the first book I've read on the subject. The ground war was so short (100 hours), and was such an anti-climax after waiting months for something to happen, that I didn't feel any book would be very good reading. This book was very good, though not great. Very revealing.
The first part of the book leading up to the air campaign kind of dragged a bit at times. It ... Read More
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"The Generals' War", by correspondent Michael Gordon and retired General Bernard Trainor, is a well-researched historical account of the First Gulf War, with a focus on general officer-level decision-making. Published in 1995, the authors took full advantage of access to senior participants and declassified records to publish a necessary corrective to the triumphalism that immediately followed the end of hostilities in 1991.
DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM were the largest military operations ... Read More
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Bought this by mistake, thought it was a diffewrent one. Will read it sometime in the futre or donate it to local library.
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