Storm Command: A Personal Account of the Gulf War - Softcover

Billière, Gen. Sir Peter De La

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006379699 ISBN 13: 9780006379690

Verlag: HarperCollins, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

Biografía. Biografía del General Sir Peter de la Billiere. Contiene 16 láminas con fotografías en negro. Íntegramente en inglés. 348 pág+16 láminas 17x11 cm

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Reseña del editor:

‘My primary aim in writing this book is to demonstrate the importance of individual human beings in modern warfare. In the battle to drive the Iraqi army out of Kuwait, Coalition forces used every form of high-technology weapon available; yet in the end success depended on the performance of individuals, whether they were pilots, divers, tank drivers, mechanics, engineers, cooks, radio operators, infantrymen, nurses or officers of all ranks. It was these ordinary people who, at the end of the day, were going to put their lives on the line and risk their neck when their Government decided to go to war.’
Gen. Sir Peter de la Billiere

Reseña del editor:

Desert Storm was a war like no other. Fought with weapons of a sophistication beyond anything previously displayed in battle against a ruthless dictator whose invasion of Kuwait had been universally condemned, it was a conflict waged with an unparalleled sense of international common purpose. Under the fierce glare of world media attention, commanders had to be appointed to manage a highly volatile situation - with hostages shielding Saddam Hussein's military installations, Iraq's breached trade sanctions, needing enforcement, the constant threat of chemical warfare and the Coalition's objectives gradually shifting from defence to offence. One officer stood head and shoulders above his peers as the man to command the British forces in the Gulf. After a lifetime in the SAS, and as the most decorated officer in the army, with experience of tri-service command in the Falklands and a comprehensive understanding of Arab life and language, General Sir Peter de la Billiere was unique in having all the credentials for the task. This book chronicles the war from the Allied merve centre, analyzing America's execution of the air and land campaigns. It also shows how the British commander insisted on transferring his ground forces to a more crucial sector of the battlefield and how he persuaded Schwarzkopf to deploy the SAS in the western desert of Iraq.

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• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0006379699
• ISBN 13: 9780006379690
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320