America's Battalion

Download or read book America's Battalion written by Otto J. Lehrack and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2005-02-11 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 3rd of the 3rd, also known as "America's Battalion," had just returned from deployment in the summer of 1990 when they were required to immediately re-deploy to a strange land to face a battle-hardened enemy after Iraq invaded Kuwait. Theirs was only the second Marine battalion to arrive in Saudi Arabia. They participated in the first allied ground operation of the war, played a key role in the battle for the city of Khafji, and were the first to infiltrate the Iraqi wire and minefield barrier in order to provide flank security for the beginning of the allied offensive."