The Eagle in the Desert: Looking Back on U. S. Involvement in the Persian Gulf War

by William P. Head, Earl H. Tilford Jr.

Overview

This book is a reexamination of the Persian Gulf War by a number of academic and military historians to determine what we did right, what we did wrong, and how our performance could have been improved. This study addresses the questions: Why did the war happen? Was the Gulf War a vindication of Vietnam? Did the American military really learn anything from the war in Vietnam? Did they really adapt? What did the Allies actually win in the Gulf War, if anything? Finally, have we learned anything from the Gulf War? Some authors conclude that in retrospect many analysts have become convinced that despite its military successes the United States garnered little of worth from the Gulf War. Others believe a great deal was achieved, and some have withheld final judgement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275953973
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/16/1996
Series:	164
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

WILLIAM HEAD is Deputy Center Historian for the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins AFB, GA. His most recent publication is Looking Back on the Vietnam War (Greenwood, 1993) coedited with Lawrence E. Grinter. He won the Air Force 1994 Special Achievement Award as the Most Outstanding Air Force Historian.

EARL H. TILFORD, JR., is Director of Studies and Research at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College. Among his many publications is his work Crosswinds: The Air Force's Set Up In Vietnam.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Preface by William Head
Introduction by William Head
Politics, Alliances, and Regional Views
The Gulf War Coalition: The Politics and Economics of a Most Unusual War by Daniel S. Papp
But Was It Jihad?: Islam and the Ethics of the Persian Gulf War by Sohail H. Hashmi
Bringing the Eagle to the Gulf Desert: Airlift, Sealift, Supplies, and Logistics
Air Mobility in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm: An Assessment by John W. Leland
Sustaining the War Machine: U.S. Air Force Logistics Support during the Gulf War by William Suit
The Air War: Planning and Combat
Thunder and Storm: Strategic Air Operations in the Gulf War by Daniel T. Kuehl
Parallel Warfare: What Is It? Where Did It Come From? Why Is It Important? by David A. Deptula
Command and Control in the Gulf War: A Military Revolution in Air Power? by Mark D. Mandeles
The Ground War: The Army and the Marines
Playing in the Sandbox: Doctrine, Combat, and Outcome on the Ground by Larry E. Cable
U.S. Marine Operations in the Persian Gulf War, 1990-1991 by John T. Quinn and Jack Shulimson
The Navy's Role in the Gulf War
On the Storm's Outer Edge: U.S. Navy Operations in the Persian Gulf War by Robert J. Schneller, Jr.
Sailing in the Sand: The U.S. Navy's Role in the Gulf War by Norman Friedman
Reexamining the Allied "Victory" in the Gulf War
Clausewitz's On War and the Gulf War by Michael T. Corgan
A New Covenant?: The Apostles of Douhet and the Persian Gulf War by Caroline F. Ziemke
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A reexamination of the Gulf War that uses new research and several fresh approaches to the analysis of the conflict, and concludes by placing the war in its historical perspective. Following a 15-page general introduction by co-editor Head, 13 contributed chapters are grouped in six individually introduced sections: politics, alliances, and regional views; bringing the eagle to the Gulf desert--airlift, supplies, and logistics; the air war--planning and combat; the ground war--the Army and the Marines; the Navy's role; and reexamining the Allied "victory." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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