War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library: Almanac
War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library: Almanac by Laurie Collier Hillstrom, Julie Carnagie
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0787665630 | 224 Pages | PDF | 24.5 MB
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0787665630 | 224 Pages | PDF | 24.5 MB
Triggered by its invasion of Kuwait, Iraq was pitted against a 32-nation coalition of forces commanded by Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, whose air attacks led the way for a ground war thatmet with success in less than four days. Although the coalitionwas victorious, Saddam Hussein held on as president of Iraq. War in the Persian Gulf: Almanac covers the pre-war events; Operation Desert Shield, the U.S. effort to prevent anIraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia; and Operation Desert Storm, the conflictthat ended in the Iraqi defeat andthe liberation of Kuwait.