From the Fulda Gap to Kuwait: U.S. Army, Europe and the Gulf War

Describes how the United States Army, Europe, under the command of General Crosbie E. Saint, supported the coalition's armed response to the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. The author credits effective planning and preparations in the late 1980s for USAREUR's successful transition in 1990 from a basically static heavy force focused on the defense of Europe to a smaller mobile heavy force capable of deploying rapidly for contingency operations anywhere in the European Command's area of responsibility. The author examines in depth how USAREUR planned, assembled, prepared, and deployed its personnel, equipment, and war reserves to the Persian Gulf to stop and reverse Iraqi aggression, providing the decisive armored units and firepower that proved so critical to the success of coalition operations in Southwest Asia. He also covers contingency and logistical planning, the programs to support the residual community in Europe, and the subsequent redeployment and force reduction.

  • OCLC #: 37987113
  • ISBN #:
    • 0160493854
    • 9780160493850
  • Call #: DS79.724.U6G44 1998
  • Physical Location: Special Collections — Books Storage — DS79.724.U6 G44 1998
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Dept. of the Army, 1998.
  • Series Statement:
    • CMH pub ;
  • Physical Description: xv, 377 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
  • Contents:
    • Introduction
    • Background
    • Early Southwest Asia support
    • Planning a major USAREUR role in Southwest Asia
    • Deployment of VII Corps
    • Additional deployments and sustainment
    • The home front
    • Redeployment
    • Appendix A: HQDA requests by October 1990 for USAREUR units in January and March 1991 rotations
    • Appendix B: USAREUR units deployed with VII Corps
    • Appendix C: CINCUSAREUR deployment order 22
    • Appendix D: Reserve component units serving in USAREUR
    • Notes
    • Glossary.