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Desert Fire: the Diary of a Gulf War Gunner. (Redleg Review).-

Publication: FA Journal
Publication Date: 01-MAY-02
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Desert Fire: the Diary of a Gulf War Gunner. (Redleg Review).-(book review)

Article Excerpt
Andrew Gillespie, South Yorkshire, England: Leo Cooper, 2001. 248 Pages. ISBN 0-85052-7953. $25.86

This is a rare find--a book tailor-made for the professional development of young commissioned and noncommissioned officers.

Desert Fire is the personal story of Major Andrew Gillespie who commanded a battery of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers, part of the British 1st Armored Division during Operations Desert Shield and Storm. Although the work is titled a "Diary," the entries have obviously been polished and edited. Perhaps some of the immediacy of first impressions may have been lost or softened, but the trade-off has produced a...

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