War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library: Almanac

by Laurie Collier Hillstrom (Editor), Julie Carnagie (Editor)

Triggered by its invasion of Kuwait, Iraq was pitted against a 32-nation coalition of forces commanded by Gen. NormanSchwarzkopf, 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 Almanac covers the pre-war events; Operation DesertShield, the U.S. effort to prevent anIraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia; andOperation Desert Storm, the conflictthat ended in the Iraqi defeat andthe liberation of Kuwait.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published July 21, 2004