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What Ever Happened to The Republican Guard?

Authors :
McCarthy, Terry
Bennett, Brian
Lacey, Jim
Robinson, Simon
Thompson, Mark
Weisskopf, Michael
Source :
TIME Magazine; 5/12/2003, Vol. 161 Issue 19, p38, 5p, 4 Color Photographs, 1 Map
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Focuses on the Iraqi soldiers called the Republican Guard and what happened to them during the Iraq War. Methods used by 'Time' magazine to access information regarding the troops in certain battlefields where they were stationed prior to American military moving into Baghdad; Indications that many of the Republican guard survived, but deserted; Details of the deployment of Iraqi troops south of Baghdad; Reports from the military commanders in the field, suggesting the Republican Guard were outmanned and unprepared for American military force; Number of bombs directed at Republican Guard positions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
161
Issue :
19
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9674275