TY - BOOK AU - Lehrack,Otto J. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - America's battalion: Marines in the first Gulf war AV - DS79.735.R37 L44 2005 U1 - 956.7044/242 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Tuscaloosa, AL PB - University of Alabama Press KW - United States KW - Marine Corps KW - Marine Division, 3rd KW - Battalion, 3rd KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Persian Gulf War, 1991 KW - Campaigns KW - Khafji, Battle of, Ras al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia, 1991 KW - Electronic books N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=438196 ER -