Description
Book SynopsisExplains the history of the 1st infantry Division from 1970 to 1991. In doing so, Gregory Fontenot’s fast-paced narrative includes elements to expand the knowledge of non-military readers. These elements include a glossary, a key to abbreviations, maps, nearly two dozen photographs, and thorough bibliography.
Trade ReviewA fine and comprehensive portrait of a division in combat during the last American war of the 20th century."" - Rick Atkinson, author of
The Guns in Last Light Table of Contents
- The First infantry Division and the U.S. Army Transformed
- Maps
- Note to the Reader
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Coming Home
- Chapter 2: Victory in the Cold War
- Chapter 3: Saddam Hussein Moves South
- Chapter 4: Getting There: Planes, Trains, and the Jolly Rubino
- Chapter 5: Heading For the Badlands
- Chapter 6: Alarums and Excursions: First Contact with the Enemy
- Chapter 7: Cue the Curtain: First Battles and Battlefield Preparation
- Chapter 8: Once More into the Breach
- Chapter 9: The March Up Country
- Chapter 10: Fright Night: The Attack on Objective Norfolk
- Chapter 11: Go for the Blue: The Way Home
- Chapter 12: Safwan and Home
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Glossary
- Bibliography
