{"product_id":"2940148972327","title":"Army Support During the Hurricane Katrina Disaster","description":"In preparation for and reaction to the hurricane, the United States \u003cbr\u003eNorthern Command established Joint Task Force Katrina at Camp Shelby, \u003cbr\u003eMississippi, to act as the Active component’s on-scene commander. Some \u003cbr\u003e22,000 Active-Duty personnel eventually assisted with relief-and-recovery \u003cbr\u003eoperations in Mississippi and Louisiana. At the same time, all 50 states, the \u003cbr\u003eDistrict of Columbia, and 3 territories sent approximately 50,000 National \u003cbr\u003eGuard personnel to deal with the storm’s aftermath. These men and women \u003cbr\u003ewere instrumental in the rescue-and-relief mission, often using their own \u003cbr\u003einitiative and resources in the chaotic aftermath of the storm. \u003cbr\u003eBecause the media coverage of this great national disaster tended \u003cbr\u003etoward the sensational more than the analytical, many important stories \u003cbr\u003eremain to be told in a dispassionate manner. One such story is the response \u003cbr\u003eby US Army personnel, both the Active and Reserve components, within \u003cbr\u003ethe broader governmental effort to mitigate the horrific effects of the storm. \u003cbr\u003eJames Wombwell’s study offers just such a dispassionate analysis of the \u003cbr\u003eArmy’s response to the natural disaster by providing a detailed account \u003cbr\u003eof the operations in Louisiana and Mississippi. Much good work was \u003cbr\u003edone by the Army team, but Wombwell shows that there is still room for \u003cbr\u003eimprovement.\u003cbr\u003eSadly, we have not seen the end of natural disasters in the United \u003cbr\u003eStates, ensuring that the US Army once more will be called upon to \u003cbr\u003eprovide assistance in their aftermath. The insights gained from the \u003cbr\u003eArmy’s experience following Hurricane Katrina, as delineated in James \u003cbr\u003eWombwell’s study, will make that future response even more focused and \u003cbr\u003eefficient.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122331173104,"sku":"2940148972327","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148972327_p0.jpg?v=1763710383","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148972327","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}