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Chemical-Biological Defense: U.S. Military Policies and Decisions in the Gulf War
By Albert J.Mauroni
284 pages
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- Praeger
- Place of publication:
- Westport, CT
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- 1998
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Synopsis
The Gulf War has been the only conflict in the last half-century that featured the possible use of chemical-biological weapons systems against U.S. forces. Vulnerability to such an attack spurred the Department of Defense to action from the first hint of trouble in August 1990 through the end of hostilities in March 1991. Nearly disbanded in 1972, the U.S. Army Chemical Corps would be the prime force in ensuring that U.S. forces could both survive and sustain combat operations under chemical-biological ...
The Gulf War has been the only conflict in the last half-century that featured the possible use of chemical-biological weapons systems against U.S. forces. Vulnerability to such an attack spurred the Department of Defense to action from the first hint of trouble in August 1990 through the end of hostilities in March 1991. Nearly disbanded in 1972, the U.S. Army Chemical Corps would be the prime force in ensuring that U.S. forces could both survive and sustain combat operations under chemical-biological warfare conditions. Focussing on the work of senior Army officials, this account assesses the degree of readiness achieved by the ground war's initiation and the lessons learned since the conflict.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Tables and Figures ix
- Foreword xi
- Preface xv
- Acknowledgments xvii
- Abbreviations xix
- Chapter 1 - Incidents in the Gulf 1
- Chapter 2 - Deployment to the Desert 19
- Chapter 3 - Building Up the Defense 43
- Chapter 4 - Move to the Offense 61
- Chapter 5 - Tensions Rise in the Gulf 75
- Chapter 6 - Operation Desert Storm Begins 91
- Chapter 7 - “…and Then We Are Going to Kill It” 109
- Chapter 8 - After-Action Report 129
- Chapter 9 - Agent Orange Revisited? 151
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Tables and Figures ix
- Foreword xi
- Preface xv
- Acknowledgments xvii
- Abbreviations xix
- Chapter 1 - Incidents in the Gulf 1
- Chapter 2 - Deployment to the Desert 19
- Chapter 3 - Building Up the Defense 43
- Chapter 4 - Move to the Offense 61
- Chapter 5 - Tensions Rise in the Gulf 75
- Chapter 6 - Operation Desert Storm Begins 91
- Chapter 7 - “…and Then We Are Going to Kill It” 109
- Chapter 8 - After-Action Report 129
- Chapter 9 - Agent Orange Revisited? 151
- Chapter 10 - Conclusion 169
- Appendix A 187
- Appendix B 191
- Appendix C 201
- Notes 209
- Selected Bibliography 227
- Index 231