Mark A. Viney

United States Cavalry Peacekeepers in Bosnia

An Inside Account of Operation Joint Endeavor, 1996

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Produktbeschreibung

In December 1995, Operation Joint Endeavor--the first-ever ground operation conducted by NATO and the largest military operation in Europe since World War II--sought to implement a peace agreement concluding a bloody, ethnically motivated civil war in Bosnia. The 900 cavalrymen of 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry (Quarterhorse) and its attached units comprised a small but prominent portion of an international task force in Bosnia that numbered more than 57,000 NATO soldiers. Despite austere conditions, mountainous terrain, bad weather, tens of thousands of land mines, and threats of terrorist attack, Quarterhorse upheld the peace in one of the most challenging parts of the American sector. Drawn from interviews, firsthand experiences and contemporary media, this account of the first year of NATO's peacekeeping operations in Bosnia addresses every aspect of the squadron's experience, providing a vivid portrait of American armed forces overseas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780786463404
• ISBN-10: 0786463406
• Artikelnr.: 33767346

Autorenporträt

Mark A. Viney is the former director of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A fourth-generation Army officer, he was commissioned from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in military operations in Saudi Arabia (1994), Bosnia-Herzegovina (1996), Afghanistan (2002, 2011-2012) and Iraq (2004-2005).

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Foreword by Major General John R.S. Batiste, United States Army (Ret.)     
Preface     
1. The Stage for Intervention     
2. The Deployment     
3. Danger and Bravery     
4. The Peacekeeping Life     
5. Unstable Peace     
6. Late Spring     
7. Summer     
8. Sabers Ready     
9. Mid-Point SITREP     
10. Late Summer Heat     
11. Shift Focus     
12. Final Operations     
13. Change of Mission     
14. No Respite     
Conclusion     
Glossary     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index