America's battalion Marines in the first Gulf war /

Lehrack, Otto J.

America's battalion Marines in the first Gulf war / [electronic resource] : Otto J. Lehrack. - Tuscaloosa, AL : University of Alabama Press, 2005. - xiii, 236 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-231) and index.

The alert -- India Company leads the way -- Saudi Arabia: the warehouses -- Cement ridge -- The chemical threat -- Holidays -- Al Mishab: working with the Arabs -- The air war starts -- Rockets -- Marines in Khafji -- Cross-training: another step in the relationship -- The first American ground action: the artillery raids -- The alarms go off -- The battle for Khafji -- With the recon teams in the city -- Melissa and friends -- Khafji retaken -- Movement west to attack position -- Moving up to the minefields -- The breach -- Prisoners -- Kuwait International Airport -- Yellow ribbons -- Parting shots -- The years after.


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United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 3rd. Battalion, 3rd --History--20th century.


Persian Gulf War, 1991--Campaigns.
Khafji, Battle of, Ras al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia, 1991.


Electronic books.

DS79.735.R37 / L44 2005

956.7044/242