Persian Gulf War category: 297 books

The U.S. Army is the best-equipped force in military history, from the simple bayonet to multi-million-dollar technological marvels like the M1 Abrams tank and Apache Longbow helicopter. This We'll Defend outlines the most important weapons and equipment the Army currently uses. All facts,...

This thesis presents a historical analysis of the evolution of US Army Special Forces operations from 1995 to 2004, focusing specifically on operations conducted in the Balkans (Bosnia and Kosovo), Afghanistan and Iraq, answering the research question: How have the operations conducted by US Army...

Following the fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan in late 2001, members of the former regime and Al-Qaeda found refuge in Waziristan. Waziristan is a tribal area in Pakistan located along the border with Afghanistan whose majority ethnic Pashtun population has menaced every occupying power...

The author studies the experiences of British, German, American and Soviet armies in assaults on fortified positions to find critical considerations for contemporary commanders. A fortified position is a series of mutually supporting areas comprising bunkers, pillboxes, weapons emplacements, entrenchments,...

A comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to modern sporting rifles and how to use them, cartridges for small, medium and big game, barrels, stocks, sights, scopes, shooting techniques, where to hit them, modern shotguns and how to use them, double, pump, automatic, shotgun stocks, shells, chokes,...

This paper will provide a historical view of the events of 1st Squad, 1st Platoon of Bravo Company, 2/187th Infantry BN, 101st ABN Division, Fort Campbell, KY. I will provide insight of the operation from the squad level non-commissioned officer view. I will focus on the areas of notification of deployment,...

A veteran naval blogger writes about compelling issues facing the U.S. Navy today and tomorrow.  What size ships and how many of them do we really need?  How vulnerable is the carrier battle group in waters infested with enemy subs and cruise missiles? How would we fight China or Iran?  Is the Navy...

Saddam was a  tyrant . His idea of becoming the president  was simply to kill all opponents. He lead Iraq with the support of the demolishers to three major wars in two decades. The demolishers were the evil group who meticulously planned the wars. All Iraqis believe that Saddam was created, supported...

British artillery played a major role in the land campaign to retake the Falklands from the Argentineans. The study of the Falklands Campaign provides an outstanding opportunity to analyze modern artillery in limited warfare. Faced with numerous challenges, both operationally and logistically, the...

This monograph examines the adequacy of current jungle and infantry doctrine in addressing the conduct of night operations in jungle environment. Daytime jungle operations already have much in common with night operations in general due to the limited visibility afforded by the dense vegetation. The...

Special Forces forward operational bases (FOB) are essential for mission and contingency planning as well as for the preparation, infiltration and exfiltration of Operational Detachment Alphas (ODA). Therefore, the defense of this command and control headquarters is critical for preserving combat...

This monograph explores the problem of mission creep. The trend toward ethnic and regional unrest has characterized the world security environment since the breakup of the former Soviet Union. The U.S. has struggled to find its place in the new world order. As a result US military forces have increasingly...

La storia dell’Iran non comincia certo nel 1979, ma la rivoluzione, con il suo prezzo altissimo di sangue e di verità, con le lacerazioni insanabili e con le ferite solo in parte ricomposte, è ormai una parte fondamentale, imprescindibile della storia e dell’identità del Paese. Non può e non...

ISIS in recent times a terrorist organization that has been carrying out fatal beheadings, attacks and sending threats to the Western world in no uncertain terms. In particular, their anger is mostly aimed at the United States of America because of previous issues with that country. To be more specific...