{"product_id":"bandit-the-inside-story-of-an-abrams-tank-company-during-desert-storm-battles-and-campaigns-series","title":"Bandit: The Inside Story of an Abrams Tank Company during Desert Storm (Battles and Campaigns Series)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1985903903\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"cq8ukl-w2t88y-5og9lr-9t27ta\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 was condemned by the United Nations and led to a military coalition of more than thirty countries, spearheaded by the United States and United Kingdom. Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division―better known as \"Bandit\"―was one of nearly two hundred American armor and infantry companies that were called to fight. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBandit: The Inside Story of an Abrams Tank Company during Desert Storm\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etells the tale of the sixty-three soldiers and officers in this army unit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Mark T. Gerges, Bandit's former commander, recounts the company's pre–Gulf War stationing in Germany, the unit's unexpected deployment to Saudi Arabia, and subsequent combat in Iraq. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBandit\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeatures a firsthand account of the Battle of Medina Ridge, the largest US tank battle since World War II, and uses journals, letters, and military orders to present a full snapshot of one unit during Desert Storm. 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