A Brief History of the United States Central Command
Author: Jay E. Hines
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13:
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Anchor of Resolve
Author: Robert J. Schneller
Publisher: Military Bookshop
Published: 2007-12-01
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781782661139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis illustrated history covers the history of the U.S. Navy in the Middle East. America's interests in the Middle East, southwest Asia, and eastern Africa date almost to the founding of the nation. Since World War II, the Navy has been the first line of defense for these interests. From the establishment of the Middle East Force (MEF) in 1949 through the beginning of the 21st century, the U.S. Navy served as a force for stability and peace in the region.
The Long War
Author: John Morrissey
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 0820351040
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMorrissey explores CENTCOM's Cold War origins and evolution, before addressing key elements of the command's grand strategy, including its interventionary rationales and use of the law in war. Engaging a wide range of scholarship, he then looks in-depth at the military interventions CENTCOM has spearheaded.
History of the Unified Command Plan
Author: Edward J. Drea
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 186
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeize the High Ground
Author: James A. Walker
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 380
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"[Seize the high ground is a] narrative history of the Army's aerospace experience from the 1950s to the present. The focus is on ballistic missile defense, from the early NIKE-HERCULES missile program through the SAFEGUARD acquisition site allowed by the 1972 ABM Treaty to the more advanced 'Star Wars' concepts studies toward the end of the century. [What is] covered is not only the technological response to the threat but the organizational and tactical development of the commands and units responsible for the defense mission"--CMH website.
From Desert One to Southern Watch: The Evolution of U.S. Central Command
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 8
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing World War II, the United States assumed a global leadership role. The nations in what comprises the area of responsibility of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) were viewed through the prism of the Cold War, with policies focused on denying turf and resources, including the oil of the Middle East, to the Soviet Union. After the British withdrew from east of the Suez in 1967, the United States depended on Iran and Saudi Arabia to promote peace and ensure stability within the region. This approach received added impetus under the Nixon Doctrine, which called on both friends and allies in the region to counter threats within a Cold War context. This strategy began to unravel in 1979 when the hostage crisis in Iran and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan raised doubt about America's ability to honor commitments to friendly Arab states and Israel, as well as secure access to resources of the Arabian Gulf. In January 1980 President Jimmy Carter proclaimed that any outside attempt to gain control over the region would be taken as an assault on vital national interests. To enforce the Carter Doctrine, the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF) was established in March 1980.
Inside CentCom
Author: Michael DeLong
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-02-05
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 1621571246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGeneral Mike DeLong deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was second only to General Tommy Franks in the war on terror. At the centre of discussions between President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Tommy Franks, General DeLong offers the frankest and most authoritative look inside the wars-how the US prepared for battle, how they fought, how two regimes were loppled-and what's happening now.
A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force
Author: Stephen Lee McFarland
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcept in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
The United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994
Author: Richard Winship Stewart
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 28
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Author: Dare Gold
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-03-01
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 0429710046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book evaluates whether the military preparations made by US in the aftermath of Central Command's (CENTCOM) establishment, represent the kind of change in America's military relationship with the Middle East. It also evaluates the implications of the creation of CENTCOM for US-Israel relations.
