Persian Gulf WarInfobase Publishing, 2009 - History 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 th |
Contents
IN THE THICK OF IT | 1 |
THE UNITED STATES AS PEACEKEEPER AND POLICEMAN | 9 |
THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION | 19 |
HUSSEIN AND MODERN WEAPONS | 32 |
KUWAIT INVADED | 42 |
OPERATION DESERT SHIELD_A Line in the Sand | 53 |
THE AIR WAR AND PRELIMINARY GROUND ACTIVITIES | 65 |
ON THE HOME FRONT | 76 |
AMERICANS AT WAR_February 2628 | 96 |
IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH | 107 |
LONGTERM AFTERMATH | 116 |
PEACEKEEPING IN THE 1990S AND PERSIAN GULF WAR LEGACIES | 127 |
Glossary | 139 |
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DESERT STORM BEGINS | 84 |
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