96 Pages
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Routledge
The Gulf War of 1991 heralded a new type of warfare characterized by astonishing speed and technology with remarkably few casualties amongst the coalition forces. Just under a million coalition personnel were deployed to the Gulf region to face a variety of threats from extreme temperatures to weapons of mass destruction (biological, chemical, and suspected nuclear), as well as a formidable Iraqi... Read more
Introduction, Chronology, Background to war The origins of the Gulf War, Warring sides Iraq and the coalition forces, Outbreak Saddam invades Kuwait, The fighting Operation Desert Storm, Portrait of a soldier Lieutenant Alex Vernon, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanised), The world around war The global impact of the Gulf War, Portrait of a civilian Dina's story, How the war ended Ending hostilities, Conclusions and consequences Casualties, Further reading, Abbreviations, Index
Biography
Alastair Finlan
