Gulf war fact book

By Frank Chadwick, Matt Caffrey

Subjects: Desert warfare, Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991, Armed Forces, Persian Gulf War, 1991

Description: Presents a concise and readable history of the Gulf War, as well as explains the military principles that contributed to the stunning Allied victory. It includes the background to the war, a chronology of the crisis and war, a primer on modern air/land battle doctrine, what equipment, troops and tactics were used by the Coalition and the Iraqi Army, a history of the decisive air campaign, and a detailed analysis of the ground actions from Khafi to Basra.