73 Easting: Episode 4 — Move a Corps

Moving VII Corps was one of the great logistical achievements behind Desert Storm’s armored victory. This episode follows the transformation of a U.S. Army corps in Germany into a desert striking force in Saudi Arabia, tracing tanks, Bradleys, artillery, fuel trucks, recovery vehicles, ammunition, and thousands of soldiers across railheads, ports, ships, and desert assembly areas. By mid-February 1991, VII Corps had launched about 900 convoys, moved more than 6,000 armored vehicles and thousands of additional pieces of equipment, and pushed roughly 340 miles into the desert. Listeners learn why modern tank warfare begins long before combat, with maintenance, supply, route control, communications, and fuel shaping what an armored army can actually do. For more military history writing and books, visit MilitaryAuthor.me, and for magazines, galleries, and a massive archive of military photos and video, visit Trackpads.com.