From the Fulda Gap to Kuwait: U.S. Army, Europe, and the Gulf War
by Stephen P.Gehring
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0160493854
- ISBN 13
- 9780160493850
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1998 Department of the Army, Washington, DC. 1998. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; crease to front wrap at corner; rubbing an light wear to tips, head, and tail; bumping to all corners. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine has slight creasing but is not split; text is secure in binding. 377 pp 8vo. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 created and international crisis to the nations dependent on Kuwaiti oil but the US did not have sufficient land forces in the region to man a fight. The US forces and equipment positioned in Europe were the first come to Saudi Arabia as part of the building international coalition. This book describes how the USAREUR assembled, prepared, and deployed the powerful forces it contributed to the coalition effort in the Gulf and how USAREUR accomplished these challenging missions while maintaining its continuing security responsibilities on the Continent and preparing to execute its program of force reductions. A clean presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012742
- Title
- From the Fulda Gap to Kuwait: U.S. Army, Europe, and the Gulf War
- Author
- Stephen P.Gehring
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0160493854
- ISBN 13
- 9780160493850
- Publisher
- Department of the Army
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- United States Army, Gulf War, Iraq, Kuwait, United States Army Europe, USAREUR, oil, oil wells, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Saddam Hussein, Army Reserve, Reserve components, National Guard, Deployment, Redeployment,
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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