Desert Jayhawk

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By General (Ret) Frederick M. Franks, US Army

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Published: 2018

Print Length: 49 pages

General Frederick Franks commanded the victorious VII Corps in OPERATION DESERT STORM and was subsequently commander of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). He combines those elements of personal history to bring the experience of corps command in combat to readers through the soul of a mentor and the heart of a warrior. A remarkable first person account.

The Resupply of Duffer’s Drift

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By William C. Latham Jr.

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Published: 2021

In "The Resupply of Duffer’s Drift" William Latham has pulled the lessons from the original 1905 fictional account into the 21st Century. Through a series of dream scenarios, 2LT Anderson relives a mission over and over again, each time failing and learning from those failures in the next scenario until he finally absorbs the lessons and accomplishes the mission. The lessons learned throughout the story provide a framework for young leaders in how to effectively manage time and personnel, while taking into account the importance of leadership in dangerous situations.

Deception in the Desert

Deceiving Iraq in Operation DESERT STORM

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By Donald P. Wright, Ph. D.

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Published: 2019

Dr. Don Wright’s analysis of coalition deception operations in Operation Desert Storm reveals time-honored techniques that led directly to overwhelming victory at minimal cost. Though Wright argues that it was impossible to conceal GEN Norman Schwarzkopf’s decisive “Left Hook” until the moment of implementation, the successful deception campaign pinned Iraqi forces in Kuwait long enough for Allied aircraft to gain air supremacy over the battlefield, preventing any reactive deployment. Thus, Deception in the Desert offers a model case study for a successful deception campaign that greatly facilitated the success of large-scale combat operations.

Creatively Deploying the Heavy Division

Getting the 4th Infantry Division to Iraq in 2003

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By Colonel (Retired) Christopher D. Croft and Kelvin D. Crow

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Published: 2019

This account tells the story of how in early 2003 the leadership of the 4th Infantry Division - in the midst of deploying the division - was forced to make dramatic changes to the deployment process. When the government of Turkey decided to deny US forces access to its ports and permission for the 4th ID to transit its territory to attack Iraq, Major General Raymond Odierno, the division commander, redirected the division through the Suez Canal and to Kuwait. As this epub recounts, the key to this successful deployment was the division's organizational culture, especially its logistician's ability to plan for all contingencies.