The Ready Brigade of the 82nd Airborne in Desert Storm: A Combat Memoir by a Headquarters Company Commander by Caraccilo, Dominic J

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 1993. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Good. x, 213 pages. Glossary. Index. Some cover wear and soiling. Two promotional slips from the publisher laid in, a date stamped brief synopsis and slip requesting a review. Captain Dominic J. Caraccilo was the commander of Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division-the Ready Brigade of the National Command Authority and the first combat forces deployed to Saudi Arabia in what would eventually become Operation Desert Storm. His account, drawn from his personal log of the brigade's 227-day deployment and supported by many primary documents, is a grunt-level view of the Persian Gulf War, from the thoughts of the paratroopers as they left their homes to their attack on Iraqi forces. Dominic J. Caraccilo then was a Director of Data Center Operations at Microsoft. He is formerly the Chief Operating Officer and part-owner for Security Solutions & Management LLC; the Director for IT… Read More