Schwarzkopf's Gulf War Campaign: Revolutionary Future Strategy or Historic Anomaly?
Abstract
In terms of the results and duration the 1991 Arabian Gulf War between Iraq and the United States-led United Nations coalition was one of the most successful military actions in American history Key to the success was the air operation For 38 days leading up to commencement of the ground phase the coalition air forces systematically picked apart Iraq's ability to make war at the strategic, operational. and tactical levels General Schwarzkopf. the Commander in Chief of Central Command who led the Gulf War campaign significantly changed his standing operations plan to achieve the results he did, During the crisis planning, Schwarzkopf asked the Air Force for a strategic air operation that was fundamentally different from the plan his deliberate planning process had produced. Thus, if the air operations planning would have occurred under the established process, the strategy and results could have been completely different.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA441433
Entities
People
- Larry New
Organizations
- National War College