Desert Storm vs Desert Disaster: Examination of the Culminating Point

Abstract

This paper examines the factors which diminished combat power in Operation Desert Storm. It identifies US vital interest and objectives while outlining the significant events leading to the ground offensive. The theater campaign plan is discussed in general terms. The impact of logistics and the strain of combat are examined for the operational level culminating point. At the strategic level, the paper examines the impact of terrain, casualties, and allied support against a possible continuation of the ground offensive National objectives, Theater concept, Culminating point

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266870

Entities

People

  • Beaufort C. Hallman Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Weapons
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deployment
  • Iran Iraq War
  • Iraqi-War
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Middle East
  • Military History
  • National Security
  • Persian Gulf
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies