Written in a colorful, readable style, Certain Victory chronicles the Army’s remarkable regeneration in the two decades after Vietnam–the foundation of the Desert Storm victory. Each chapter starts with a compelling personal combat story that puts the conflict into human perspective. A “quick read” without military jargon, Certain Victory brings the civilian reader into battle alongside individual soldiers. With a foreword by former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan.
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A U.S. Army brigadier general at the time, Robert H. Scales, Jr., headed the Army's Desert Storm Study Group. It comprised eight officersâmost veterans of the conflictâdrawn from different combat specialties and backgrounds. The group's research involved thousands of official documents and hundreds of personal interviews with soldiers from the grade of private to general officer.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Very informative,
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This review is from: Certain Victory: The U.S. Army in the Gulf War (Ausa Institute of Land Warfare Book.) (Paperback)
Scales' book holds very true to it's title: The U.S. Army in the Gulf War. The contributions of other services are analyzed (and criticized) only in relation to their support of the US Army. I think anyone studying the Gulf War should read this book, but should also supplement it with other works.
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This review is from: Certain Victory: The U.S. Army in the Gulf War (Ausa Institute of Land Warfare Book.) (Paperback)
This book was required reading for a class I took on the Gulf War. It has a lot of good information written in an easy to understand format. It begins with a brief history of the U.S. military since Vietnam and explains the evolution in training, equipment, and doctrine since Vietnam.
The book also keeps you entertained with accounts of different battles at the begining of each chapter. This is a good book for those interested in getting a history of the Gulf War from the perspective of the US Army.
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This review is from: Certain Victory: The U.S. Army in the Gulf War (The History of War) (Paperback)
Gen Scales deliveres the good in his book "Certain Victory". It is a first rate first class book on Desert Storm and all it flaws and back round histroy needed to give the ready a 100% understanding of the war .
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By late afternoon on February 23, Captain H>R. McMaster had been at war for 72 hours. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regular army heavy divisions, precision revolution, breaching operation, aviation brigade, airborne corps, light armored division, theater reserve, kill boxes, air interdiction, armored reserves, armored cavalry regiment, deception effort, armored brigade, operations task force, component commander, combat power, certain victory, mechanized brigade, battle drills, support command Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Republican Guard, Saudi Arabia, Desert Storm, Gulf War, United States, Desert Shield, G-Day Plus, World War, American Army, Kuwait City, Great Wheel, Armoured Division, Cavalry Division, Ist Brigade, Big Red One, General Schwarzkopf, General Franks, General Luck, New York, Persian Gulf, Fort Bragg, Infantry Brigade, Southwest Asia, Tapline Road, Army Reserve New!
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By late afternoon on February 23, Captain H>R. McMaster had been at war for 72 hours. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regular army heavy divisions, precision revolution, breaching operation, aviation brigade, airborne corps, light armored division, theater reserve, kill boxes, air interdiction, armored reserves, armored cavalry regiment, deception effort, armored brigade, operations task force, component commander, combat power, certain victory, mechanized brigade, battle drills, support command Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Republican Guard, Saudi Arabia, Desert Storm, Gulf War, United States, Desert Shield, G-Day Plus, World War, American Army, Kuwait City, Great Wheel, Armoured Division, Cavalry Division, Ist Brigade, Big Red One, General Schwarzkopf, General Franks, General Luck, New York, Persian Gulf, Fort Bragg, Infantry Brigade, Southwest Asia, Tapline Road, Army Reserve New!
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- Special Operations (Limited) by David W Irvin on page 354, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- 1st Armored Division WWII & Beyond: Old Ironsides by Greg S Wurth on page 213, page 296, and Back Matter
- The Secret of Future Victories (Ida Paper ; P-2653) by Paul F. Gorman on page 37, and page 154
- The Battle for Gaul [A New Illustrated Translation] by Julius Caesar on page 376, and page 384
- The Whirlwind War (Paperback): The United States Army in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm (Center of Military History Publication) by Frank N. Schubert on page 100, and Back Matter
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