This book provides complete and accurate inf ormation and analysis on the Gulf War, from the invasion of Kuwait to Operation Desert Storm. There is also an historica l backdrop to the region, and over... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This almanac, like Summer's Vietnam and Korean Conflict almanacs, is a good introduction to the Persian Gulf War for people who know absolutely nothing about military history, the Gulf war, strategy, and tactics. It defines terms, contains a great chronology, and explains basic terms, weapons, and tactics. I have used it before in undergraduate classes where there are many people without knowledge of anything in the military. It is a good, useful book, but will annoy experts. It is not written for the professionals or the buffs, but for beginners.
Another Good Entry in the Series
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This work, like his previous Vietnam and Korean Conflict almanacs, are great for beginning military historians. It defines terms, identifies people, explains weapons, tactics, etc. It is a good reference for anacademic military historian as well. The chronology in the front of the book is excellent. It is, on the whole, a very good addition for a military historian's or a beginner's bookshelf
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