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PublisherCase Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC

ISBN-101612002676

ISBN-139781612002675

eBay Product ID (ePID)208649696

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Book TitleMarine Corps Tank Battles in the Middle East

Number of Pages312 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicMiddle East / Iraq, Military / Afghan War (2001-), Military / United States, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), Military / Persian Gulf War (1991)

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorOscar E. Gilbert

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-473412

ReviewsThe book is written at a lively place, with plenty of first-hand accounts by marines that pull no punches in highlighting the brutal nature of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is well illustrated with maps and 16 pages of black-and-white photographs. It's certainly a compelling read and highly recommended to those with an interest in modern-day conflicts., While Gilbert's book is largely comprised of war stories, he enables readers to understand the Marine Corps' challenge in projecting armored fighting systems with the Corps' finite lift capabilities and when faced with the realities of operating in hostile austere environments... Gilbert does not oversell tanks, but provides a good argument for their relevance in the Marines' integration of ground and air forces.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal359.96092273

Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments Glossary Prologue 1. A Brutally Complex World 2. Operation Desert Shield 3. The Storm Breaks 4. Intervallum 5. Into Iraq 6. Bridges In The Desert--An-Nasiriyah 7. The Low Road To Baghdad 8. The Prize 9. Return To Iraq 10. Tipping Point: The Second Battle Of Fallujah 11. Harrying The Insurgency 12. Afghanistan--Winding Down Epilogue Where Are They Now? References Cited Index

SynopsisIn the aftermath of Vietnam a new generation of Marines was determined to wage a smarter kind of war. The tank, the very symbol of power and violence, would play a key role in a new concept of mobile warfare, not seen since the dashes of World War II. The emphasis would be not on brutal battles of attrition, but on paralyzing the enemy by rapid maneuver and overwhelming but judicious use of firepower. Yet in two wars with Iraq, the tankers, as well as the crews of the new Light Armored Vehicles, quickly found themselves in a familiar role--battering through some of the strongest defenses in the world by frontal assault, fighting their way through towns and cities. In America's longest continual conflict, armored Marines became entangled in further guerilla war, this time amid the broiling deserts, ancient cities, and rich farmlands of Iraq, and in the high, bleak wastes of Afghanistan. It was a familiar kind of war against a fanatical foe who brutalized civilians, planted sophisticated roadside bombs, and seized control of entire cities. It has been a maddening war of clearing roads, escorting convoys, endless sweep operations to locate and destroy insurgent strongholds, protecting voting sites for free elections, and recapturing and rebuilding urban centers. It's been a war in which the tanks repeatedly provided the outnumbered infantry with precise and decisive firepower. The tankers even added a new trick to their repertoire--long-range surveillance. Our fights against Iraq in 1991 and in the post-9/11 years have seen further wars that demanded that unique combination of courage, tenacity, professionalism, and versatility that makes a Marine no better friend, and no worse enemy. This book fully describes how our Marine Corps tankers have risen to the occasion., In the aftermath of Vietnam a new generation of Marines was determined to wage a smarter kind of war. The tank, the very symbol of power and violence, would play a key role in a new concept of mobile warfare, not seen since the dashes of World War II. The emphasis would be not on brutal battles of attrition, but on paralyzing the enemy by rapid man

LC Classification NumberVE24