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1. www.goodreads.com › book › showInto the Storm: On the Ground in Iraq - Goodreads

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   May 19, 1997 · Tom Clancy, Frederick M. Franks. 3.89. 2,206 ratings49 reviews. Want to read. Shop this series. Rate this book. Tom Clancy's latest love-letter to the military-industrial complex focuses on the Army--and Fred Franks, a general who helped smash Iraq in the Gulf War.

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   General Frederick M. Franks, Jr., commanded the armor and infantry of VII Corps, the main coalition force that broke the back of Iraq's Republican Guard. Never before have the land war,...

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   • Contributor: Frederick M. Franks

   • Authors: Tom Clancy, Fred Franks
   • Edition: illustrated, reprint

3. www.goodreads.com › 456242Frederick M. Franks Jr. (Author of Into the Storm) - Goodreads

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   Frederick M. Franks Jr. is the author of Into the Storm (3.89 avg rating, 2204 ratings, 49 reviews, published 1997), Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to the U.S. ...

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   Frederick Melvin Franks Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired general of the United States Army.

5. tomclancy.com › product › into-the-stormInto the Storm - Tom Clancy

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   Jun 1, 2004 · Now Available! Tom Clancy and General Frederick M. Franks, Jr. take readers deep into the operational art of war with this insightful look at one of America's most important military engagements in recent years: the Gulf War.

6. armyhistory.org › jayhawk-goes-to-war-vii-corps-inJayhawk Goes to War: VII Corps in Operation DESERT STORM

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   Lieutenant General Frederick M. Franks, Jr., commanded VII Corps during Operation DESERT STORM. This photograph shows Franks after the Persian Gulf War after his promotion to four-star rank and appointment to command U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.

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   Where did Fred Franks go to school?

   • Born in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, Fred Franks graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1959. After attending the Armor Officer Basic Course, Airborne, and Ranger training, he joined the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Germany. This was followed by an assignment as an instructor at West Point in the 1960s.

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   Why is Franks important to the Air Force?

   • Franks is credited in United States Air Force history in bringing modern day ISR capabilities to the fight. After witnessing a demonstration of JSTARS in exercise Deep Strike in Germany, Franks' positive impression led to him raving about the capability to Schwarzkopf.

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   Why did Franks criticize Schwarzkopf?

   • He also worried about friendly fire in the fluid opening phase of ground operations. In his memoir, Franks criticized Schwarzkopf as a career infantryman who had little feel for the maneuvering of armored formations and for being a "chateau general" by trying to run the war from a bunker 400 miles to the south in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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   Frederick Melvin Franks Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired general of the United States Army. He commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful Left Hook maneuver against fourteen Iraqi divisions, a number of which were Iraqi Republican Guard, defeating or forcing the retre.