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The 1991 Gulf War (also called the Persian Gulf War or Operation Desert Storm) was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nationsThe reported number of countries participating in the Coalition varies according to source. These variations may be in part be due to uncertainty over what level of participation constitutes being a Coalition member, and vagueness over the organization timeline of the Coalition. Examples of count variations include: an Arab anti-Gulf War essay - 31; CNN - 34;an Arab media site - 36; the Heritage Foundation (a US conservative thinktank citing a 1991 Department of Defense report) - 38;US Institute of Medicine report on Gulf War Veterans' Health - 39. The number of Coalition members has been reported to be as low as 19 at the beginning of the air campaign. led by the United States and mandated by the United Nations in order to liberate Kuwait.
This war began with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, following unproven Iraqi contentions that Kuwait was illegally "slant-drilling" oil across Iraq's border. The invasion was met with immediate economic sanctions by the United Nations against Iraq. Hostilities commenced in January 1991, resulting in a decisive victory for the coalition forces, which drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait with minimal coalition deaths. The main battles were aerial and ground combat within Iraq, Kuwait, and bordering areas of Saudi Arabia. The war did not expand outside the immediate Iraq/Kuwait/Saudi border region, although Iraq fired missiles on Israeli cities.
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Iraq :: Regional
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"Triumph without Victory, The Unreported History of the Persian Gulf War", -Headline published in the U.S. News & World Report, 1992.
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"Triumph without Victory, The Unreported History of the Persian Gulf War", -Headline published in the U.S. News & World Report, 1992.
The March to War: Naval build-up in the Persian Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean. GlobalResearch.ca. Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya.
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The March to War: Naval build-up in the Persian Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean. GlobalResearch.ca. Mahdi Darius Nazemro
Best of RHF - Gulf War Jokebook - A collection of contemporary jokes.
Criticism of the First Persian Gulf War in Three Kings - Article which reviews the political tone of the film Three Kings which focused on Iraq and the First Persian Gulf War.
Meta Description: [ Site provides a look at the movie Three Kings which is is critical of American policy in the First Perisan Gulf War. ]
Desert-Storm.com - Provides information about the course of the war, the nations, individuals and hardware involved, and resources for veterans.
Fog of War - Detailed analysis of the Gulf War, supplemented with photos and videos. From the Washington Post.
From Green Bay to the Persian Gulf - The official history of the 432nd Civil Affairs Company during the Gulf War.
Meta Description: [ Boogie 'til You Bounce : From Green Bay To The Persian Gulf ]
Henry V, the Gulf War, and Cultural Materialism - Article which describes how teachers can use this Shakespeare play to teach about the Persian Gulf War.
Operation Desert Storm - Information on the course of the war with profiles of the hardware employed and links to resources.
Meta Description: [ Operation Desert Storm. Info on Desert Storm / gulf war and specs on all equiptment used in the Gulf War. ]
Poli 378 - The Persian Gulf War - Provides several chapters from the Report to Congress on the Conduct of the Persian Gulf War, as well as the Aspin Report on the lessons of the war.
Selected Transcripts and Still Frames from over 500 Gulf War News tapes - Links to interview and report transcripts, audio samples, and slides from broadcast news tapes of the Gulf War.
Meta Description: [ Broadcasting collection, University of Maryland, College Park. Former North Alabama faculty research project (1992-2001) has most original TV tapes in an academic archive for Gulf War News. ]
Silently We Defend - Photographs and other information and related topics.
The 3d Armored Division in Operation Desert Storm - Account of the involvement in the operation.
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The First Persian Gulf War - History of the war from the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 to the defeat of the Iraqi army in 1991.
Meta Description: [ Library Reference Search, Site examines the First Persian Gulf War. ]
The Gulf War - In-depth oral history and analysis of the war based on interviews with political leaders, commanders, Iraqi leaders, and intelligence analysts, and includes overviews of weapons and technology, maps, chronology, press coverage, casualty figures and overall statistics.
Meta Description: [ Marking the fifth anniversary of the war with Iraq, FRONTLINE investigates what really happened during the invasion of Kuwait, the months of diplomatic maneuvering, the air war and ground assault, and the post-war rebellion inside Iraq. The two-hour episodes are built around dozens of interviews ... ]
The Gulf War - Directory of websites providing resources.
Meta Description: [ Comprehensive Gulf War History Resources ]
The Gulf War - Summary overview of the Gulf War, with casualty figures and links to related websites.
Meta Description: [ General Information on the Gulf War. ]
The Gulf War - A brief history of the Gulf War with animated maps, photos and links.
Meta Description: [ An in depth summary of the Gulf War. ]
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The Gulf War Debriefing Book - An After Action Report - Comprehensive day-by-day chronology of the Gulf War, with details of casualties, the units involved and post-war events.
The Iraq Campaign 1991 - The lighter side of the war - a humorous report on the irony of watching the war unfold on the evening news with corporate sponsorship.
Weasel's on Target - Dedicated to the McDonnell Douglas F-4G Wild Weasel, the war, and PERSCO (Personnel Support for Contingency Operations).
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