The invasion of oil-rich Kuwait by its neighbor Iraq in the summer of 1990 posed a strategic and political problem for the United States, as well as American allies in the Middle East. Through thoughtful narrative supported by fully documented quotes this title begins with A Brief History of the Persian Gulf War, and then examines these questions: How Did Oil Politics Fuel the Gulf War? How Did the Cold War's End Influence the Persian Gulf Conflict? What was the Result of Basing US and Coalition Troops in Saudi Arabia? What Followed from Allowing Saddam Hussein's Regime to Survive?.
Michael Donnelly discusses why he thinks that he contracted Lou Gehrig's Disease because of the time he spent fighting in the Gulf War and explains what he is doing to help other Gulf War veterans prove that they were exposed to chemical agents in the war.
from Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom
Carnagie, Julie
2004
Presents twelve primary sources from the 1991 Persian Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War, including excerpts from speeches, memoirs, and newspaper articles.
an oral history by Desert Storm fliers and their families
Herlik, Ed
1994
First-hand accounts of the air war in the Persian Gulf from the U.S. military personnel who served there, as well as from their loved ones who waited for them at home.
Uses primary source documents to explore the complicated relationship between the United States and Iraq, the reasons for the Iraq and Persian Gulf Wars, important military leaders and battles, and the global impact that continues today.
