This narrative is designed to provide an overview of the role of the United States Army in the conflict with Iraq that took place from August 1990 through February 1991. Contents include: Background to War; The Army of Desert Storm; Creating the Shield; Expanding the Shield; Reinforcement for an Offensive; The Offensive Takes Shape; Readying for the Storm; One Hundred Hours; Profile of the New Army; The Legacy of War. ...
The U.S Army's role as an instrument of foreign policy is usually viewed in a strictly military sense. This book tells the story of an Army agency supporting national objectives in a different way. It traces the development of a major construction project, managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, that helped bring peace between two long-term antagonists in the Middle East, Israel and Egypt. The Corps has managed construction ...
This series of four annual interviews with Colonel William W. Badger presents the changing viewpoints of an incumbant District Engineer. The conversations cover a wide range of subjects from the civil works planning process to personnel management. Over the years the program of the Corps of Engineers has changed significantly; national goals have changed with the times, and the amount of money and manpower to carry them out has varied ...