U. S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991 : With Marine Forces Afloat in Desert Shield and Desert Storm

An account of operations by the embarked Marine units in the Persian Gulf from Aug. 1990 to May 1991. Tells the story of the 4th & 5th Marine Expeditionary Brig. (MEBs) & the 13th & 11th Marine Exped. Units (MEUs) which comprised the Marine Forces Afloat (MFA) during Operations Desert Shield (ODS) & Desert Storm. The MFA came into existence early in ODS when the seaborne 4th MEB joined the forward-deployed 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the North Arabian Sea in mid-Sep. These Marines were later joined by the 5th Marine Exped. Brig. during what would become the longest continuous shipboard deployment by a brigade-sized force in Marine Corps history. Maps.Brown, Ronald J. is the author of 'U. S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991 : With Marine Forces Afloat in Desert Shield and Desert Storm', published 2000 under ISBN 9780788185632 and ISBN 0788185632.