LEADER 03072nam 22006134a 450 001 9910813212003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8057-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000479928 035 $a(EBL)438196 035 $a(OCoLC)183295945 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000356570 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11266177 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356570 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10349604 035 $a(PQKB)10059874 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000102558 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11126785 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102558 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10050647 035 $a(PQKB)11522849 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8606 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL438196 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10387768 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC438196 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000479928 100 $a20040716d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerica's battalion $eMarines in the first Gulf war /$fOtto J. Lehrack 210 $aTuscaloosa, AL $cUniversity of Alabama Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (255 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1452-0 311 $a0-8173-5497-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-231) and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aOral history by Marines who fought to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's invading forces. America's Battalion tells the experiences of one unit, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, during Operation Desert Storm-the first Gulf War. Building from interviews with the members of the battalion, Otto Lehrack examines the nature of warfare in the Persian Gulf. The terrain of the Arabian Peninsula and the disposition of the enemy dictated conventional warfare requiring battalion and regimental assaults coordinated at the division level, so interviewees are primarily the o 606 $aPersian Gulf War, 1991$xCampaigns 606 $aKhafji, Battle of, Ras al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia, 1991 615 0$aPersian Gulf War, 1991$xCampaigns. 615 0$aKhafji, Battle of, Ras al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia, 1991. 676 $a956.7044/242 700 $aLehrack$b Otto J$01645885 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813212003321 996 $aAmerica's battalion$93992633 997 $aUNINA