Desert Rat troops are ready

Title

Desert Rat troops are ready

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:12

Description

Paul Maurice interviews Commander of the Desert Rats Brigadier Patrick Cordingley on the support for his troops in the Gulf as they receive thousands of Christmas cards during the festive season. Is surprised by US remarks their forces won’t be ready in time for the imposed 15th January 1991 deadline for Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait but says UK troops are ready. Audio muffled, some background noise

Contributors

Paul Maurice; Patrick Cordingley

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; UK; Military affairs; Christmas; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Desert warfare

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