| XVIII
Airborne Corps In Desert Storm
From Planning To Victory
The 1991 Gulf War culminated
in a 100-hour ground battle with the ejection of the Iraqi army
from Kuwait in February. But the beginning of that victory began
in August 1990 when America’s premier contingency force, the
Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps, was ordered to Saudi Arabia.
This is the story of the XVIII Airborne Corps' epic role in the
Gulf War, from the vulnerable early days of the Desert Shield defense
of Saudi Arabia through its Desert Storm attack into Iraq as the
Coalition’s “end-sweep” to block Iraqi reinforcement
and escape from the Kuwait Theater of Operations.
Written by a former officer
who was intimately involved with XVIII Airborne Corps planning and
execution, this is a military history filled with heretofore unrevealed
detail and lessons for soldiers of every rank and file.
From Planning to Victory
is destined to become a Gulf War classic.
The full story
of XVIII Airborne Corps in the Gulf War:
- Deployment and Build-up
- Desert Shield and
Desert Storm
- The Challenge of Logistics
- Detailed Appendices
- Task Organization
– down to detachments
- Commanders and
staff – all units
- Army Guard and
Reserve units
- Includes the story
of the French 6th Light Armored Division
- Over 1800 index topics
- Maps and photos
“Lane
Toomey provides an insighful, detailed account of the challenges
of deploying the Army’s Contingency Corps directly into a
hostile desert environment and producing a victory that rekindled
America’s pride in its Armed Forces. A must read for the serious
student of warfighting.”
Henry
H. “Hugh” Shelton, General
US
Army (Retired)
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
“Lane
Toomey has written an impressive and comprehensive account about
one of the major combat units in the Persian Gulf War. XVIII Airborne
Corps in Operation Desert Storm combines impressive scholarship
with first-hand experience to illuminate the corps' role, from initial
war planning through the last shots fired.”
Rick
Atkinson, author
Crusade- The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
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