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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