Certain Victory
Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Press, 1994. Reprint Edition. Trade paperback. xiii, [3], 435, [5] pages. Illustrations (most in color). Maps (including fold-out). Chronology of Events. Selected Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Some wear and soiling to covers. Ink name and address inside front cover crossed out in ink, covers scuffed and edges worn. Reprinted by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Press. The official U.S. Army account of the war in the Gulf. This book reveals and examines details about the conduct of the war and includes accounts by Iraqi soldiers. The official U.S. Army account of the war in the Gulf. This book reveals and examines details about the conduct of the war and includes accounts by Iraqi soldiers. Robert Hinds "Bob" Scales Jr. (born August 5, 1944) is a retired United States Army major general and former commandant of the United States Army War College. He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Vietnam on June 14, 1969, when nearly a hundred North Vietnamese soldiers overran his base in a predawn assault. Despite explosions all around him, he rotated among his gun crews, firing at the enemy, helping his men, and radioing instructions to helicopter gunships. He was the Director of the Desert Storm Study Project. He now works as a military analyst, news commentator, and author. More