Persian Gulf War

by Carlisle, Rodney P.; Bowman, John S.

• ISBN13: 9780816049424
• ISBN10: 0816049424
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Discusses the historical and political background, military strategies, and battles of the Persian Gulf War.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	vii
1 IN THE THICK OF IT	1	(8)
Instant Media	6	(3)
2 THE UNITED STATES AS PEACEKEEPER AND POLICEMAN	9	(10)
Pirates, Bandits, and Terrorists	10	(9)
3 THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION	19	(13)
OTTOMAN EMPIRE DIVIDED, CA. 1920	21	(3)
Tankers and Oil Rigs	24	(1)
MIDDLE EAST OIL ]RESERVES, 1990S	25	(7)
4 HUSSEIN AND MODERN WEAPONS	32	(10)
Gerald Bull and the Supergun	38	(2)
IRAQ AND KUWAIT	40	(2)
5 KUWAIT INVADED	42	(11)
Refugees from Kuwait	48	(2)
INVASION ROUTES OF IRAQ INTO KUWAIT, 1990-1991	50	(3)
6 OPERATION DESERT SHIELD: A LINE IN THE SAND	53	(12)
Logistics: Why the Long Wait?	55	(4)
COALITION PARTNERS, 1990-1991	59	(1)
The Coalition Partners	60	(5)
7 THE AIR WAR AND PRELIMINARY GROUND ACTIVITIES	65	(11)
IRAQI SITES AND SCUD ATTACKS ON ISRAEL, 1990-1991	68	(2)
Scuds and Patriots	70	(3)
Collateral Damage	73	(3)
8 ON THE HOME FRONT	76	(8)
The Republican Guard	82	(2)
9 DESERT STORM BEGINS	84	(12)
HAIL MARY FORCES, FEB. 24, 1991	89	(3)
Women in the U.S. Military	92	(2)
COALITION ADVANCES, FEB. 24-28,1991	94	(2)
10 AMERICANS AT WAR: FEBRUARY 26-28	96	(11)
DEFEAT OF THE REPUBLICAN GUARD, FEB. 26-28,1991	99	(3)
Oil Pollution as a Weapon	102	(5)
11 IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH	107	(9)
Kurds and Kurdistan	110	(6)
12 LONG-TERM AFTERMATH	116	(11)
NO-FLY ZONES, 1991-2003	117	(2)
WEAPON INSPECTION SITES, GREATER BAGHDAD	119	(3)
Vietnam Syndrome	122	(5)
13 PEACEKEEPING IN THE 1990s AND PERSIAN GULF WAR LEGACIES	127	(12)
Kosovo,1999	134	(5)
GLOSSARY	139	(6)
FURTHER READING	145	(3)
INDEX	148

Excerpts

The Persian Gulf War was the first war that the United States officially involved itself in as a combatant after Vietnam. It was a war in which many new technological, strategic, political, and economic elements came together for the first time, making the war a particularly unique experience for American soldiers and those at home. Not only was the United States involved, but so were many other countries of diverse political and social backgrounds, all working together under the aegis of the Coalition. The United States played a key role in funding, organizing, building, and maintaining the partnerships of the Coalition that made the war against Iraq so successful in many people's eyes.
Persian Gulf War is an important new volume in the America at War set. It brings the set coverage into the 1990s, and it shows how the war has affected policies and attitudes toward military involvement in foreign countries in every echelon of American society. Perhaps equally important is that this volume encourages the reader to consider what war means today, as President Bush wages a war on terrorism and attempts to disarm Iraq by military force, if necessary. Persian Gulf War is a great reference for students, teachers, war historians, war history enthusiasts, and anyone interested in modern U.S. history.