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Saudi Arabia and the Gulf War

By: Nasser Ibrahim Rashid, Esber Ibrahim Shaheen

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This unique book is a historical document of current events, reflecting the truth in a narrative lyrical style, rich with documentation, valuable information and presented in a captivating. logical approach of interest to everyone. Since the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was the focal point in the Theater of Operations and because of the great central role it has played in the liberation of Kuwait, it is essential to start with some background information on the Kingdom and a historical perspective on Iraq and the Gulf.

The invasion of Kuwait is included with an elaborate description of the events prior to the attack. Narration of events as they developed was given by King Fahd describing the meeting in Jeddah. The blitzkrieg is described in detail as well as the decisiveness and courage from President George Bush and King Fahd. The chapter on the occupation of Kuwait and atrocities of the aggressor describes the agonies of the Kuwaitis, hostages and refugees. Count- down to war in the Gulf is richly documented. The chapter describing the air war covers the initial air attacks and the great role played by high-tech in Desert Storm.

 Environmental terrorism in the Arabian Gulf along with the battle of Khafj are highlighted. The reader will follow Saddam's fruitless political exploitations, in spite of which, the hour of decision continued ticking. A vivid documented account takes the reader from Desert Storm to the 100 hr-ground war, where coordination of air and land power rained disaster and decimation on the aggressor. This detailed account keeps the reader spellbound. The never ending atrocities of a tyrant are described in this concluding chapter, where the rebellion of the Shiites in the south and the Kurds in the north is presented-an- other chapter in the tragedies committed by Saddam Hussein against his own people. with The book is very rich I which include an interesting Appendices

ISBN:094048501X

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Weight 968 g
Dimensions 234 × 160 × 44 mm
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