Chemical-Biological Defense U.S. Military Policies and Decisions in the Gulf War

Subjects:

• Military Studies » U.S. Armed Forces
• Military Studies » Strategy & Tactics
• History » American History -- 1946 to Present

Related Web Pages:

• Click here for information on Mauroni's Praeger book, Chemical Demilitarization: Public Policy Aspects.
• Click here for information on Mauroni's Praeger book, America's Struggle with Chemical-Biological Warfare.

Reviews:

• ....a well-researched book well worth your time. This history should be part of every chemical officer's library. It shows the Corps at its finest-protecting the force. It also provides sobering testimony that this mission has to be continued into the future.
  —Army Chemical Review
• Excellent use is made of anecdotes in this book, and a lot of insight into our operations can be gleaned from them....Chemical-Biological Defense, U.S. Military Policies and Decisions in the Gulf War would be an interesting library addition for most Chemical Corps soldiers because of its insight into the policies driving NBC doctrine and operational readiness. I think Mauroni's analysis of Gulf War Syndrome gives his book a much greater audience.
  —Parameters

• Endorsement From Barry R. McCaffrey
  General, U.S. Army (Ret.): Al Mauroni's unprecedented study of this little-known aspect of the Persian Gulf War is well written, illuminating and thorough. Superbly researched, this insightful work will become the standard text on contemporary chemical and biological defense challenges. Timely and important...the author has performed a notable service to our nation and our military. Strongly recommend for military leaders and concerned citizens.
• Endorsement From George Friedman
  Chairman, Strategic Forecasting LLC.
  Co-author, The Future of War: Al Mauroni has focused our attention on what may become a frontier of modern warfare. He goes deeply into the material, penetrating the shallow sound bites that have dominated this discussion. I learned a tremendous amount both about chemical defenses and chemical warfare. An outstanding contribution to the discussion of a major policy issue.
• Endorsement From James F. Dunnigan
  Co-author, From Shield to Storm: A frightening and factual book on everyman's weapon of mass destruction. Already used by terrorists, and long held by a rogues gallery of unfriendly nations, here is where you can find out what you're up against, and what America has done, and not done, to deal with it. Raises a lot of issues that too many people would rather ignore. The coverage of the Gulf War Syndrome shows how easy it is for journalists to be very selective in choosing their information.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword by Lieutenant General Daniel R. Schroeder, USA (Ret.)
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Incidents in the Gulf
• Deployment to the Desert
• Building Up the Defense
• Move to the Offense
• Tensions Rise in the Gulf
• Operation Desert Storm Begins
• "...And Then We Are Going to Kill It"
• After-Action Report
• Agent Orange Revisited?
• Conclusions
• Appendices: Chemical Defense Units Serving in Southwest Asia (Shield and Storm Task Organizations)
• Bibliographical Essay
• Index