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Gulf War Fact Book, softback history book, by Frank Chadwick

“The Desert Shield Fact Book set a new standard for the presentation of military information to layman and expert alike. The author has used the same techniques to present a concise and readable history of the Gulf War as well as explain the military principles that contributed to the stunning Allied victory.

Contains:

• Background to the war
• A chronology of the crisis and the war
• A primer on modern air/land battle doctrine
• The Coalition – equipment, troops, and tactics
• The Iraqi Army – equipment, troops, and tactics
• A complete history of the decisive air campaign
• Detailed analysis of the ground actions – from Khafji to Basra
• Eight pages of color operations maps, plus a fold-out map of the KTO (Kuwaiti Theatre of Operations) from the Persian Gulf to Israel”