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Ibid. P. 388.
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Biddle S. Op. cit.; Ripley T. Tank warfare // Compendium. 2003. P. 134.
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The Taking of Saddam International Airport, Lt.col. Ernest “Rock” Marcone. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/interviews/marcone.html
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/congress/2003_hr/03-10-21warcollege.pdf
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Captain Steven G. Wyman, Task Force 5-5 Cavalry, 3d Armored Division. http://www.3ad.org/desertstorm/hist_summaries/history_unit_ds_5_5cav.pdf
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Murray D.L., Horton Ms. Op. cit.
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Press D.G. Lessons from ground combat in the Gulf: the impact of training and technology // Desert Storm; Leesburg, Virginia: Empire press, 1991. P. 145—146.
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Scales R.H. Certain victory: the US Army in the Gulf War. P. 235. http://cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/content.asp#cert; www.gsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/CertainVictory.pdf; Clancy T., Franks F. Op. cit. P. 421, 422.
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Hughes Ch.P. (Colonel). War on two fronts: an infantry commander’s war in Iraq an the Pentagon. Philadelphia : Casemate, 2007. P. 63—73, 89—91.
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Naylor S.D. Battle of Debecka Pass, How 31 Special Forces troops outgunned and outmaneuvered an overwhelming enemy force. www.paratrooper.net/commo/Topic12307-24-1.aspx, http://archive.is/2Tu8Y
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Biddle S. Op. cit.
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From the S&S archives: The Battle of the 73 Easting, By Vince Crawley, Middle East Bureau From the Stars and Stripes 1991 Desert Storm commemorative edition. http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=15295&archive=true
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http://metallicpea.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/not-that-kind-of-republican/38/
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Ripley T. Op. cit. P. 134.
28
Ibid. P. 131.
29
Sgt. John Scaglione, 1st Armored Division, Frontline Show #1408T, Air Date: February 4, 1997. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/script_b.html
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Merritt D.A., LTC. The iron duke world tour : a personal experience monograph. US Army war college, 1994. P. 61, 62.
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Desert Storm. P. 158—159.
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Bourque St. A. Correcting myths about the Persian Gulf War: The last stand of Tawakalna // The Middle East Journal. 1997. Vol. 51, No 4 (Autumn). http://www.3ad.com/history/gulf.war/feature.pages/correcting.myths.htm
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Merritt D.A., LTC. Op. cit.; Clancy T., Franks F. Jr. (Ret., General). Op. cit.
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Bridge crossing at Objective Peach, Lt.col. Ernest “Rock” Marcone. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/interviews/marcone.html
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Schwazkopf H.N. (General), Petre P. The Autobiography: It does not take a hero. New York : Bantam books, 1993. P. 581.
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Desert Storm. P. 123, 125.
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http://www.history.army.mil/books/www/www8.htm; Clancy T., Franks F. Jr. (Ret., General). Op. cit. P. 276.
39
Combined Arms and Tactics division, US Army infantry school, Fort Benning, Georgia // Infantry officer advanced course December 1991; Operation of the 5th battalion, 16th infantry regiment (1st infantry division) during breaching operations of the Iraqi main defenses. 24-28 February 1991 Operation Desert Storm. http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=3016
40
Scales R.H. Op. cit. P. 229.
41
Ibid. P. 257.
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The Breach and Assault: The national training center, Fort Irwin, California. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI0Vprf7FBo
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Bourque S.A. Correcting myths about the Persian Gulf War.
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Clancy T., Franks F. Jr. (Ret., General). Op. cit. P. 391, 396.
45
Bourque S.A. Op. cit.
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Usenet Archives collected by Norman Yarvin, Tank Battles of The Gulf War. http://yarchive.net/mil/gulf_war_tf.html
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Wright E. Generation Kill. N. Y. : Bercley Caliber, 2004. P. 163, 180.