num_pages: 48
description: Find out the background, battles, and aftermath of the Persian Gulf War. Contents of this book The Middle East; Saddam Hussein -- Lead-up to war; Iraq invades Kuwait; Building a coalition; Operation Desert Shield; Central command; The deadline looms; Desert Storm begins; The air instant thunder; Technology; Media coverage; The home front; The people suffer; The ground war; Victory; Environmental disaster in Kuwait; Kuwait and Iraq after the war; Impact of the war.
language: English
title: The Persian Gulf War
titlecomplete: The Persian Gulf War (20th Century Perspectives)
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Heinemann/Raintree