Persian Gulf War

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

Edition: Revised

ISBN13: 9780816081929

ISBN10: 0816081921

Format: Hardcover

Pub. Date: 2010-09-01

Publisher(s): Facts on File

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Summary

The Persian Gulf War was the first conflict after Vietnam in which the united states become officially involved as a combatant. It was a war in which many new technological, strategic, political, and economic elements came together for the first time, making the war a unique experience both for U.S. soldiers and those civilians at home. Persian Gulf War Revised Edition is a great reference for students teachers military historians war history enthusiast and anyone interested in modern U.S. history

Author Biography

Rodney p. carlise earned a B.A(cum laude)in history from Harvard university and an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley .He is a former chair of the history department at Rutgers University, Camden where he taught for more than 30 years specializing in 20th-century history, in particular military history. Carlisle is now professor emeritus there. He has written many articles and more than 30 books on history including Facts On File's Encyclopedia of the Atomic Age, as well as Iraq War and Afghanistan War in the America At War series. His most recent work is sovereignty at sea U.S. Merchant Ships and American Entry into World War I, published by the University Press of Florida (2010)

In The Thick Of It	p. 1
Instant Media	p. 6
The United States As Peacekeeper And Policeman	p. 8
Pirates, Bandits, And Terrorists	p. 9
The Middle East Situation	p. 17
Ottoman Empire Divided, CA. 1920	p. 19
Tankers and Oil Rigs	p. 22
Middle East Oil Reserves, 1990s	p. 23
Hussein And Modern Weapons	p. 30
Gerald Bull and the Supergun	p. 36
Iraq And Kuwait, 1991	p. 38
Kuwait Invaded	p. 39
Refugees from Kuwait	p. 45
Invasion Routes Of Iraq Into Kuwait, 1990-1991	p. 47
Operation Desert Shield: A Line In The Sand	p. 49
Logistics: Why the Long Wait?	p. 51
Coalition Partners ,1990-1991	p. 55
The Coalition Partners	p. 56
The Air War And Preliminary Ground Activites	p. 61
Iraqi Sites And Scud Attacks On Israel, 1990-1991	p. 64
Scuds and Patriots	p. 66
Collateral Damage	p. 69
On The Home Front	p. 71
A Just War?	p. 76
The Republican Guard	p. 79
Desert Storm Begins	p. 81
Hail Mary Forces, Feb 24,1991	p. 86
Women In The U.S. Military	p. 89
Coalition Advances, February 24-28,1991	p. 91
America At War February 26-28	p. 92
Depeat Of The Republican Guard, February 26-28,1991	p. 95
Oil Pollution As A Weapon	p. 98
Immediate Aftermath	p. 103
Kurds and Kurdistan	p. 106
Long-Term Aftermath	p. 112
No Fly Zones ,1991-2003	p. 113
Weapon Inspection Sites, Greater Baghdad	p. 115
Vietnam Syndrome	p. 118
Weapons And Tactics	p. 123
Command of The Air	p. 125
The U.S. Navy In The Persian Gulf War	p. 127
WMD	p. 132
Peacekeeping In The 1990s And Persian Gulf War Legacies	p. 134
Kosovo, 1999	p. 140
Glossary	p. 144
Further Reading	p. 149
Index	p. 152
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The Persian Gulf War was the first war that the United States was officially involved in as a combatant after the Vietnam War. 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. The colorful Persian Gulf War, Revised Edition is a complete reference for students, teachers, war historians, war history enthusiasts, and anyone interested in modern U.S. history. Engaging sidebars, suggestions for further research, and an informative chapter about the new military tactics and weapons involved rounds out this new edition.