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Tip of the Spear: U.S. Marine Light Armor in the Gulf War
G. J. Michaels
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Description for Tip of the Spear: U.S. Marine Light Armor in the Gulf War
Paperback. Gives an account of the Marines of Alpha Company of the 1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion as they pushed forward at the "tip of the spear" on the drive to Baghdad during the Persian Gulf War. This work describes the infamous attack at Az-Zabr, in which eleven Marines were killed by friendly fire and accidents. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Images of U.S. Marines assaulting Pacific beaches in World War II have survived and stereotyped the service's roles and personnel for more than fifty years. Now, this exciting and disarmingly frank firsthand account of Marines sweeping over sands of a different sort in fast armored vehicles retires popular legends and recasts the Corps as the thoroughly modern and professional fighting force it was in Desert Storm. Battling the savage desert environment, an unknown enemy brandishing threats of nuclear, gas, and biological attacks, and a host of technological and tactical snafus, Alpha Company of the 1st Light Armored Infantry ... Read more
Images of U.S. Marines assaulting Pacific beaches in World War II have survived and stereotyped the service's roles and personnel for more than fifty years. Now, this exciting and disarmingly frank firsthand account of Marines sweeping over sands of a different sort in fast armored vehicles retires popular legends and recasts the Corps as the thoroughly modern and professional fighting force it was in Desert Storm. Battling the savage desert environment, an unknown enemy brandishing threats of nuclear, gas, and biological attacks, and a host of technological and tactical snafus, Alpha Company of the 1st Light Armored Infantry ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591144984
SKU
V9781591144984
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About G. J. Michaels
Gregory J. Michaels enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1984. After serving in the Gulf War, he became an instructor in the LAV Leaders course at Camp Pendleton. He is now a master sergeant with the Recruiting Command in Indiana. The hardcover of Tip of the Spear (978-155750-599-6) was published by the Naval Institute Press in 1998.
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