Monographie

The shield and the sabre : the Desert Rats in the Gulf 1990-1991 / by Nigel Pearce ; with a foreword by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and an afterword by John Keegan

Type de contenu

• Texte

Type de médiation

• sans médiation

Titre(s)

• The shield and the sabre : the Desert Rats in the Gulf 1990-1991 / by Nigel Pearce ; with a foreword by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and an afterword by John Keegan

Auteur(s)

• Pearce, Nigel (1955-....)

Publication

• London : H.M.S.O., 1992

Description matérielle

• 1 vol. (174 p.) : illustrations. Cartes ; 30 cm

ISBN

• 0-11-701637-3
• 978-0-1170-1637-8

Autre variante du titre

• [Desert Rats in the Gulf 1990-1991.]

Note(s)

• Includes lists of British Army units and sub-units deployed on Operation Granby and significant units who provided additional supporting manpower
• Index

Note sur le contenu

• Preface Historical background From Europe to Saudi Arabia The long wait Training and logistics Final preparations The four-day ground war The military and the media Aftermath

Résumé ou extrait

• "In between October 1990 and February 1991, the British Army transported 35,000 troops and their equipment from Europe to Saudi Arabia in its largest logistic operation since the Second World War ... This book is effectively the British Army's account of its role in containing further Iraqi aggression after the unprovoked invasion of Kuwait, and liberating the sheikhdom from Saddam Hussein's occupying forces ... [This account is] illustrated with 200 photographs, maps, and technical drawings"--Jacket

Sujet - Nom commun

• Guerre du golfe Persique (1990-1991)

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