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Author Poole, Walter S., 1943-

Title The effort to save Somalia, August 1992-March 1994 / Walter S. Poole.

Imprint Washington, DC : Joint History Office, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2005.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  D 5.2:SO 5    ---  Available
Description v, 99 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 foldout chart
Form Mode of access via from the DTIC web site.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-87).
Note Includes index.
Contents The road to tragedy -- Launching the airlift -- Debating "points of security" -- Ball peen or sledge hammer? -- Defining a mission -- Coalition forces enter Somalia -- Setting limits on the US role -- Accomplishing the transition -- A mixed appraisal -- Resolution 837 -- Aideed becomes the "center of gravity" -- The debate over "mission creep" -- Accommodation with Aideed? -- A bloody raid forces a decision to withdraw -- Liquidation.
Subject Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993.
Somalia Affair, 1992-1997.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Somalia.
United Nations Operation in Somalia.
Added Author United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Joint History Office.
ISBN 0160755948 (pbk.) : $9.00
9780160755941 (pbk.)
Standard No. NLGGC 279836589
AU@ 000027547379
Gpo Item No. 0315 (online)
Sudoc No. D 5.2:SO 5

 
    
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