Us Mechanized Infantryman In The First Gulf

Insights into the daily lives of history's fighting men and women, past and present, detailing their motivation, training, tactics, weaponry and experiences

Gordon L Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a special operations forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Introduction	p. 4
Chronology	p. 8
Enlistment	p. 8
Training	p. 11
Basic training phase
Infantry training phase
Daily Life	p. 18
Rank has its privileges
The Mechanized Infantry Battalion	p. 21
Weapons	p. 27
Appearance	p. 31
Uniforms
Desert apparel
Individual equipment
Belief and Belonging	p. 37
Life on Campaign	p. 41
Deployment
Life in the desert
Chow time
The Soldier in Battle	p. 50
All MOPP-ed up
The 100-hour Ground War
The Aftermath of Battle	p. 60
Museums and Collections	p. 60
Bibliography	p. 62
Abbreviations	p. 63
Index	p. 64
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Us Mechanized Infantryman In The First Gulf War

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