The Eagle in the Desert

?On the whole the volume is well structured and organized, the contributors have made their case relying on a host of official documents, briefings and position papers. Consequently. The Eagle in the Desert presents an easy and smooth reading and should be useful the students of the Middle East as well as military history.?-Journal of Thrid World Studies ?This collection of essays aims to encourage scholarly analysis of the 1991 Gulf War, and to temper the glowing reports of flawless military tactics and miraculous technology that accompanied the allied victory.?-Middle East Journal "This collection of essays aims to encourage scholarly analysis of the 1991 Gulf War, and to temper the glowing reports of flawless military tactics and miraculous technology that accompanied the allied victory."-Middle East Journal "On the whole the volume is well structured and organized, the contributors have made their case relying on a host of official documents, briefings and position papers. Consequently. The Eagle in the Desert presents an easy and smooth reading and should be useful the students of the Middle East as well as military history."-Journal of Thrid World Studies

WILLIAM HEAD is Deputy Center Historian for the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins AFB, GA. His most recent publication is Looking Back on the Vietnam War (Greenwood, 1993) coedited with Lawrence E. Grinter. He won the Air Force 1994 Special Achievement Award as the Most Outstanding Air Force Historian. EARL H. TILFORD, JR., is Director of Studies and Research at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College. Among his many publications is his work Crosswinds: The Air Force's Set Up In Vietnam.

Illustrations Abbreviations and Acronyms Preface by William Head Introduction by William Head Politics, Alliances, and Regional Views The Gulf War Coalition: The Politics and Economics of a Most Unusual War by Daniel S. Papp But Was It Jihad?: Islam and the Ethics of the Persian Gulf War by Sohail H. Hashmi Bringing the Eagle to the Gulf Desert: Airlift, Sealift, Supplies, and Logistics Air Mobility in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm: An Assessment by John W. Leland Sustaining the War Machine: U.S. Air Force Logistics Support during the Gulf War by William Suit The Air War: Planning and Combat Thunder and Storm: Strategic Air Operations in the Gulf War by Daniel T. Kuehl Parallel Warfare: What Is It? Where Did It Come From? Why Is It Important? by David A. Deptula Command and Control in the Gulf War: A Military Revolution in Air Power? by Mark D. Mandeles The Ground War: The Army and the Marines Playing in the Sandbox: Doctrine, Combat, and Outcome on the Ground by Larry E. Cable U.S. Marine Operations in the Persian Gulf War, 1990-1991 by John T. Quinn and Jack Shulimson The Navy's Role in the Gulf War On the Storm's Outer Edge: U.S. Navy Operations in the Persian Gulf War by Robert J. Schneller, Jr. Sailing in the Sand: The U.S. Navy's Role in the Gulf War by Norman Friedman Reexamining the Allied "Victory" in the Gulf War Clausewitz's On War and the Gulf War by Michael T. Corgan A New Covenant?: The Apostles of Douhet and the Persian Gulf War by Caroline F. Ziemke Selected Bibliography Index