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- catalog abstract ""In this revealing firsthand account, career intelligence officer and Arabic linguist Rick Francona takes the reader on an odyssey from the battlefields of the Iran-Iraq War, to the top-secret tactical decision-making meetings of the Desert Storm coalition forces, to the actual surrender at Safwan by Iraqi officials, many of whom he had worked with previously as allies." "As the point man for the highly sensitive support the United States gave Iraq in 1987-88 during its war with Iran, Francona walked the streets of Baghdad, toured military facilities, and established close relations with high-ranking Iraqis. Through these activities he gained a unique and valuable perspective on Iraq's military capabilities and doctrine, including its use of ballistic missiles and chemical weapons. Later, as Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf's personal interpreter, he shared in the successes, failures, and frustrations of political and military planning and prosecution during Desert Shield and Desert Storm."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11270958.
- catalog coverage "Iraq Military relations United States.".
- catalog coverage "United States Military relations Iraq.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""In this revealing firsthand account, career intelligence officer and Arabic linguist Rick Francona takes the reader on an odyssey from the battlefields of the Iran-Iraq War, to the top-secret tactical decision-making meetings of the Desert Storm coalition forces, to the actual surrender at Safwan by Iraqi officials, many of whom he had worked with previously as allies." "As the point man for the highly sensitive support the United States gave Iraq in 1987-88 during its war with Iran, Francona walked the streets of Baghdad, toured military facilities, and established close relations with high-ranking Iraqis. Through these activities he gained a unique and valuable perspective on Iraq's military capabilities and doctrine, including its use of ballistic missiles and chemical weapons. Later, as Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf's personal interpreter, he shared in the successes, failures, and frustrations of political and military planning and prosecution during Desert Shield and Desert Storm."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Leonard H. Perroots -- Iraq 1988 -- Interregnum -- Prelude to Conflict -- Riyadh -- Washington -- Amman -- The Sheikh and the Courier -- Hail Mary and the Politics of Planning -- Lessons in Air Power -- Of Scuds and Patriots -- Bob Simon Finds the War -- The Ground Assault -- Safwan -- Safwan Two -- Aftermath -- Title V.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p.179-180) and index.".
- catalog extent "xx, 186 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Ally to adversary.".
- catalog identifier "1557502811 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Ally to adversary.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press,".
- catalog relation "Ally to adversary.".
- catalog spatial "Iraq Military relations United States.".
- catalog spatial "United States Military relations Iraq.".
- catalog subject "956.7044/28 21".
- catalog subject "DS79.74 .F73 1999".
- catalog subject "Francona, Rick, 1951-".
- catalog subject "Persian Gulf War, 1991 Personal narratives, American.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Leonard H. Perroots -- Iraq 1988 -- Interregnum -- Prelude to Conflict -- Riyadh -- Washington -- Amman -- The Sheikh and the Courier -- Hail Mary and the Politics of Planning -- Lessons in Air Power -- Of Scuds and Patriots -- Bob Simon Finds the War -- The Ground Assault -- Safwan -- Safwan Two -- Aftermath -- Title V.".
- catalog title "Ally to adversary : an eyewitness account of Iraq's fall from grace / Rick Francona.".
- catalog type "Personal narratives American. fast".
- catalog type "text".