On Mamba Station: U.S. Marines in West Africa, 1990-2003

di James G. Antal, R. John Vanden Berghe

19 capitoli5h 47mEnglish2005

Informazioni sul libro

This monograph tells the story of thousands of U.S. Marines who supported Operations Sharp Edge, Assured Response, Quick Response, Noble Obelisk, and Joint Task Force Liberia, the noncombatant evacuation operations in 1990, 1991, 1996, and 2003 from Liberia, in 1996 from the Central African Republic, and in 1997 from Sierra Leone. - Summary by John W. Ripley

Capitoli (19)

1Chapter 1 (Part I Operation Sharp Edge) - Liberian Unrest Turns Violent - The Geography of Liberia; Samuel Doe's Rise to Power; Civil War Begins

879

2Chapter 1 Part 2 - The Need for U.S. Involvement; First Look at Monrovia

989

3Chapter 2 - Preparing for Operation Sharp Edge; From Predeployment Training to the Mediterranean - Point Men in Monrovia

1064

4Chapter 2 Part 2 - Circling at Mamba Station; Frantic Negotiations Fizzle

966

5Chapter 2 Part 3 - Marines Poised for Insertion; The Call to Evacuate

1087

6Chapter 3 - Evacuation Operations - A Rainy D-Day; Into the Embassy; West African Peacekeepers Arrive

1498

7Chapter 3 Part 2 - Evacuation from Buchanan; Rotation of Marine Forces; Turnover and Departure

825

8Chapter 4 - Operation Sharp Edge - Deployment of the 26th MEU; 26th MEU and the Formation of the CMAGTF in Liberia

1092

9Chapter 4 Part 2 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF

1097

10Chapter 4 Part 3 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF (cont)

1323

11Chapter 4 Part 4 - Rotation and Reduction of CMAGTF Marines; Completion of Sharp Edge; The Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team and the Departure of the Marines

887

12Chapter 5 (Part II Continuing Operations 1996-2003) - 22d MEU in Operation Assured Response - Civil War Continues; Introduction of American Forces

1125

13Chapter 5 Part 2 - Marines Take the Reins; Actions Ashore

828

14Chapter 5 Part 3 - Marines Return Fire; Reduction of Marine Forces

1453

15Chapter 6 - Operation Quick Response - Violence to the East; Call in the Marines

1050

16Chapter 6 Part 2 - Marine Operations in Bangui; Planning for Reinforcements; Reduction of Presence and Withdrawal

1011

17Chapter 7 - Planning, Deployment, and Action - Special Purpose MAGTF Deploys; The Special Purpose MAGTF as the Assured Response Joint Task Force; Marines Draw Down and Depart

1282

18Chapter 8 - Epilogue - A Stabilizing Presence

1123

19Chapter 8 Part 2 - Epilogue (cont)

1300

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