Persian Gulf War category: 297 books

Cover of DESERT GUERRILLAS:

DESERT GUERRILLAS:

Psychological Social And Economic Characteristics Of The Bedouin Which Lend Themselves To Irregular Warfare

by Major Thomas A. Dempsey
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

This monograph addresses the suitability of Bedouin tribes for recruitment and employment as irregular forces. The study is motivated by force shortfalls and resource constraints in U.S. contingency planning for Southwest Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. A partial solution to these shortfalls and constraints...
Cover of Attack Helicopter Operations In Urban Terrain
by Major Timothy A. Jones
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

Today’s Army faces an environment much different from that which it prepared for in the Cold War. Massed armor battles on the plains of Europe, for which the Army was trained and equipped, have become much less likely while involvement in smaller and more limited conflict has become more probable....
Cover of The Operational Commander’s Role In Planning And Executing A Successful Campaign
by Major Thomas M. Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

The rise of industrialization coupled with the growth of technology have contributed to creating a complexity to modern warfare that far exceeds the primitive conditions of earlier periods. Defined as the creative use of distributed operations for the purposes of strategy, success at the operational...
Cover of The Bombing Of Brittany: Solving The Wrong Problem
by Major Jeremiah S. Heathman
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

As a result of the Allied bombing campaign against Nazi submarine bases during the Second World War, the cities of Brest, Lorient, and Saint Nazaire were nearly completely destroyed. Despite thousands of bombing missions, all three submarine bunkers still stand today. This monograph examines the effectiveness...
Cover of Increasing Small Arms Lethality In Afghanistan: Taking Back The Infantry Half-Kilometer
by Major Thomas P. Ehrhart
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

Operations in Afghanistan frequently require United States ground forces to engage and destroy the enemy at ranges beyond 300 meters. These operations occur in rugged terrain and in situations where traditional supporting fires are limited due to range or risk of collateral damage. With these limitations,...
Cover of British Governance Of The North-West Frontier (1919 To 1947): A Blueprint For Contemporary Afghanistan?
by Major Andrew M. Roe
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

From the conclusion of the Third Afghan War (1919) to India’s Independence (1947), Great Britain governed the wild, mountainous territory of the North-West Frontier that borders Afghanistan. This control used a variety of mature political and military structures to successfully administer the tribal...
Cover of Soviet Actions In Afghanistan And Initiative At The Tactical Level: Are There Implications For The US Army?
by Major John D. Frketic
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

This monograph examines the Soviet experience in Afghanistan (1979-1988) in terms of Soviet Army tactics and organization for combat. Throughout the decade of the 1970’s, U.S. perceptions of Soviet ground force tactics stressed a general lack of initiative and flexibility in their military doctrine....
Cover of Disengaging From Insurgencies: Insights From History And Implications For Afghanistan
by Major James M. Kimbrough IV
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

To determine insights for future disengagements, this thesis examines four historical episodes in which Western nations withdrew from on-going conflicts against insurgent-like enemies. Relatively unsuccessful results flowed from the British withdrawal from Aden during the 1960’s and the American...
Cover of Sea-Based Airpower—The Decisive Factor In Expeditionary Operations? Norway 1940, Falkland Islands 1982
by Major Willard A. Buhl
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

This essay examines the British use of sea-based aviation in support of two modern amphibious campaigns: the British campaign in Norway in 1940 and in the Falkland Islands War in 1982. The purpose is to determine whether or not aircraft carriers (sea-based aviation) were at the root of the success...
Cover of 1979 And The Re-Emergence Of The Islamic Empire
by Major Thomas M. Hough
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

In 1979 the age old struggle for the control of Islam between the Shiite and Sunni sects re-emerged in the Middle East. Four events occurred in 1979 that defined the context of contemporary Middle Eastern politics: the Islamic revolution in Iran, the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace accords,...
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The Baghdad Pact

Anglo-American Defence Policies in the Middle East, 1950-59

by Behcet Kemal Yesilbursa
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2005

This book explores the formation of the Baghdad Pact and Anglo-American defence policies in the Middle East, 1950-1959. It determines the aims with which the pact was established; the failings of the pact, and the struggle that was undertaken against it by hostile countries. It examines the events...
Cover of Scouts Out! The Development Of Reconnaissance Units In Modern Armies [Illustrated Edition]
by John J. McGrath
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

Illustrated with 60 maps, plans and diagrams Reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance are battlefield missions as old as military history itself and missions for which many armies have created specialized units to perform. In most cases, these units were trained, equipped, and used differently from...
Cover of British Military Intervention Into Sierra Leone: A Case Study
by Major Walter G. Roberson
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

This paper is a case study of the British military intervention into Sierra Leone in 2000. The successful British intervention led to defeat of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), final peace accords, and brought order to a failed state. The paper will explore the following points: what was the...
Cover of Implementing New Strategy In Combat: Ira C. Eaker 1942-1943
by Colonel Ivo M. de Jong
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

Most strategies have to be proven in combat. And more often than not, these strategies do not survive the realities of contact with the enemy. How do strategic leaders deal with this? What is their role in implementing the strategy and when do they face the inevitable and adapt their original strategy? A...
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