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The Eyes of Orion : Five Tank Lieutenants in the Persian Gulf War
- Title
- The Eyes of Orion : Five Tank Lieutenants in the Persian Gulf War / by Alex Vernon ; with Neal Creighton [and others] ; foreword by Barry R. McCaffrey.
- Author
- Vernon, Alex, 1967-
- Publication
- Kent, OH : Kent State University Press, [1999].
- ©1999
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DS79.74 .V47 1999 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxiv, 330 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The eyes of Orion is a highly personal account of the day-to-day experiences of five platoon leaders who served in the same tank battalion in the 24th Infantry Division during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm." "While professional soldiers and historians will undoubtedly glean much from this narrative, the heart of the account concerns the experiences of the five young lieutenants as they prepared for and served in combat - from their deployment to Saudi Arabia through their six months in the desert training for war, their four days in combat and several weeks of occupation in Iraq, and finally their homecoming."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives – American.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-316) and index.
- Contents
- Operation Desert Shield, part 1 -- Desert Shield, part 2 -- Desert storm: the air war -- Desert Storm: the ground war -- After the storm: redeployment and reflections.
- ISBN
- 0873386337
- 9780873386333
- LCCN
- 99021081
- OCLC
- ocm40891041
- 40891041
- SCSB-14486711
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library