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The Gulf War 1991

By Alastair Finlan

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781841765747, 1841765740
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17054281 bytes)
Series
Essential Histories 55
Pages
96\93
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
Modern Warfare;History;Military;Military History;N

Description

The Gulf War of 1991 heralded a new type of warfare that was characterised by astonishing speed and high technology with remarkably low numbers of 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) and a formidable Iraqi occupation force. This book assesses the defensive Operation Desert Shield (the build up of coalition forces) and the offensive Operation Desert Storm (the liberation of Kuwait) as well as the key personalities on both sides.

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