Silently We Defend (Paperback)

In August of 1991, soldiers from the Iraqi Republican Guards invaded the small Persian Gulf country of Kuwait with the intention of stealing an entire country. As A a¬ADesert ShieldA a¬A turned to A a¬ADesert Storm,A a¬A a small group of soldiers were deployed to the KTO to assist with the defeat of the invading army. This group of soldiers from the 204th Military Intelligence Battalion became known as the A a¬ADesert Storm Ruffians.A a¬A When the Ruffians first landed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, they were excited about the prospects of being a part of history. But the one thing they hadnA a¬a t counted on was the lasting effect from the horrors and the sheer brutality of war that they witnessed. The Ruffians were tasked with a difficult mission under difficult conditions, and this book is based on their story.