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Combat search and rescue in Desert Storm
book
Whitcomb, Darrel D., 1947-
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xix, 303 p.) : ill.
ISBN 9781429458429 (electronic bk.), ISBN 1429458429 (electronic bk.)
elektronické knihyTitle statement Combat search and rescue in Desert Storm [elektronický zdroj] / Darrel D. Whitcomb. Main entry-name Whitcomb, Darrel D., 1947- Issue data Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 2006. Phys.des. 1 online resource (xix, 303 p.) : ill. ISBN 9781429458429 (electronic bk.) 1429458429 (electronic bk.) Note "September 2006." Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-290) and index. Contents A rich heritage: the saga of Bengal 505 Alpha -- The interim years -- Desert Shield -- Desert Storm week one -- Desert Storm weeks two/three/four -- Desert Storm week five -- Desert Sabre week six. Subj. Headings Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Search and rescue operations. * Search and rescue operations - United States - History. * United States - Armed Forces - Search and rescue operations. Form, Genre elektronické knihy UDC (0.034.2:08) Country Alabama Language angličtina URL EBSCOhost Document kind ELECTRONIC RESOURCES Related item Whitcomb, Darrel D., 1947- Combat search and rescue in Desert Storm. Budgetary, political, and organizational changes left the USAF unprepared for the combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission going into Desert Storm. Colonel Whitcomb relates his and others b2 s experiences from CSAR in Southeast Asia and examines the organization that was established to provide CSAR services in the Iraq-Kuwait theater of operations. He traces each incident from beginning to end along with the tactical and sometimes strategic implications. Scores of interviews, e-mails, and published works provide a compendium of lessons learned and recommendations gleaned from those who flew the missions and made the decisions in Iraq.Loading…
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