The Persian Gulf crisis /

An examination of the Gulf War conflict looks as the history of strike in the Middle East, the key individuals involved, and the consequences of this event.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yetiv, Steven A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Series:Greenwood Press guides to historic events of the twentieth century.
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Table of Contents:
  • [ch]. 1. Drama in the desert: an overview of the crisis
  • [ch]. 2. War erupts in a storm: the continuation of diplomacy by air and on the ground
  • [ch]. 3. From Truman to Desert Storm: the rising eagle in the Persian Gulf
  • [ch]. 4. President Bush and Saddam Hussein: a classic case of individuals driving history
  • [ch]. 5. West arms a brutal dictator: can proliferation be controlled in the Post-Cold Ward world?
  • [ch]. 6. United Nations and collective security: was the Gulf War a model for the future?
  • [ch]. 7. Impact of the Gulf War: the operation was a success but the patient lived.