Shield and Sword: The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf War - Softcover

Marolda, Edward J; Schneller, Robert J; Naval Historical Center, Us

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782664157 ISBN 13: 9781782664154

Publisher: Military Bookshop, 2013

Synopsis

FULL COLOR reprint of 1998 study from the United States Naval Historical Center. This volume describes in detail the U.S. Navy's role in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, one of the most successful campaigns in American military history. The work describes the contribution to victory of Navy men and women who served afloat in the carrier-based fighter and attack squadrons, the surface warships, amphibious and mine countermeasures vessels, submarines, and logistic and hospital ships. It also relates the activities of American sailors ashore or close inshore who protected the vital harbors of northern Saudi Arabia, provided Marine combat units with medical and construction assistance, flew vital supplies to forward areas, or coordinated all this activity on Navy and joint staffs. Overall, it is a story of Navy men and women, regular and reserve, who unselfishly answered their nation's call to arms when aggression threatened peace in the Persian Gulf.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward J. Marolda is senior historian of the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C., serving as principal adviser to the director of naval history.

Review:

"The treatment is candid, the authors' analysis persuasive, and their style readable." -- Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Military Bookshop
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1782664157
• ISBN 13: 9781782664154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 536