Военная история / War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library: From Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom

Название: War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library: From Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom
Автор: Julie L. Carnagie
Издательство: Thomson
Год: 2004
Страниц: 205
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 25 MB

War in the Persian Gulf Almanac: From Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom presents a comprehensive overview of the U.S.-led wars against Iraq that took place in 1991 and 2003. The volume's twelve chapters are arranged chronologically and cover all aspects of the conflict. War in the Persian Gulf Almanac: From Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom begins by describing the history of the Middle East and Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. It then details Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait and the international response, culminating in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The volume continues by describing the decade of economic sanctions and weapons inspections in the aftermath of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and the shift in U.S. policy toward "regime change" in Iraq. It concludes by describing the battles of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the fall of Baghdad to U.S. forces in April 2003, and the challenges of building a peaceful, democratic Iraq.