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- The Gulf Between Us: Love and Survival in Desert Storm
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
summary
A Marine squadron commander prepares his men for combat and on the second day of the Gulf War, is shot down by a Surface to Air Missile and captured by the Iraqis. As a pilot, senior Marine and squadron Commanding Officer, Acree is a goldmine of the tactical information that the iraqis so desperately needed. Though he is brutally beaten and tortured during his 48 days of captivity, Colonel Acree refuses to comply with Iraqi demands.
Woven with the account is the story of his new wife, finally married to her high school sweetheart and, as the wife of a commanding officer, finds herself responsible for supporting hundreds of Marine family members as her husband prepares his men for war. When her husband is captured, she finds herself in the eye of an international media storm and experiences her own form of captivity. She launches a massive letter writing campaign to pressure the Iraqi government and founds an international organization for Gulf War POWs and MIAs.
Finally, after seven months apart, husband and wife are reunited and attempt the difficult road back to normal life.
Woven with the account is the story of his new wife, finally married to her high school sweetheart and, as the wife of a commanding officer, finds herself responsible for supporting hundreds of Marine family members as her husband prepares his men for war. When her husband is captured, she finds herself in the eye of an international media storm and experiences her own form of captivity. She launches a massive letter writing campaign to pressure the Iraqi government and founds an international organization for Gulf War POWs and MIAs.
Finally, after seven months apart, husband and wife are reunited and attempt the difficult road back to normal life.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Prologue I: Cliff
- p. xiii
- Prologue II: Cindy
- p. xiv
- 1. A Bronco in Baghdad
- pp. 1-22
- 2. The Gathering Storm
- pp. 23-60
- 3. The Trip to Hell
- pp. 61-97
- 4. Black Belts, Yellow Ribbons
- pp. 98-135
- 5. No Time for Tears
- pp. 136-168
- 6. A Dual Battle
- pp. 169-192
- 7. Miracles Can Happen
- pp. 193-215
- 8. From Darkness to Light
- pp. 216-238
- 9. The Gulf Narrows
- pp. 239-271
- 10. All I Want Is a Normal Life
- pp. 272-308
Additional Information
ISBN
9781612340821
Related ISBN(s)
9781574883701
MARC Record
OCLC
899261277
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No