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• catalog abstract "During the first two weeks of the air campaign in January 1991, the allied forces dropped more conventional explosives on Iraq and Kuwait than during the 310 weeks of the Second World War. How did Saddam Hussein fail to draw the right lesson from the Iran-Iraq War--the United States would never allow an unfriendly nation to dominate the region containing two-thirds of the world's oil reserves? And how was President George Bush able to assemble and hold together such a formidable coalition of 28 European and Arab countries? In this perceptive and detailed account of the second Gulf War, Dilip Hiro, author of the much-acclaimed book The Longest War, reveals the complex political-economic motivation and diplomatic maneuvering that preceded the 42-day conflict as well as the historical causes and consequences of the war. He shows how Saddam Hussein, encouraged by internal discontent in Kuwait and angered by Kuwait's attempts to undermine Iraq's economy by depressing the price of oil by flooding the international market, made a grievous miscalculation in his invasion of Kuwait. Intent on halting the rise of the United States as the sole superpower in the region, Hussein instead enhanced Washington's power and prestige and curtailed Iraq's independence. Assisted by the ending of the Cold War, the United States--in a diplomatic blitzkrieg before hostilities began--was able to fashion a complex, fragile coalition and to muster 750,000 troops and an unparalleled military machine in the region. Dilip Hiro examines the strains within the alliance; the unprecedented cooperation between Washington and Moscow; the new and enhanced role of the United Nations; the financial trade-offs and material inducements between the allies; the repeated attempts at linkage with the Palestinian problem; the delicate roles of Israel, Iran, Turkey and the various Arab regimes; the use of television as an instant diplomatic tool; the causes, course and consequences of the war itself; and the prospects of stability in a region where the gulf between oil-producing and non-oil-producing countries remains as perilously wide as ever. Containing maps, a chronology of events, extensive source-notes and all relevant Security Council resolutions, the book is a comprehensive and objective chronicle of the war as well as an invaluable aid to the understanding of contemporary history and Middle Eastern affairs.".
• catalog contributor b3957891.
• catalog created "1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
• catalog description "Assisted by the ending of the Cold War, the United States--in a diplomatic blitzkrieg before hostilities began--was able to fashion a complex, fragile coalition and to muster 750,000 troops and an unparalleled military machine in the region. Dilip Hiro examines the strains within the alliance; the unprecedented cooperation between Washington and Moscow; the new and enhanced role of the United Nations; the financial trade-offs and material inducements between the allies; the repeated attempts at linkage with the Palestinian problem; the delicate roles of Israel, Iran, Turkey and the various Arab regimes; the use of television as an instant diplomatic tool; the causes, course and consequences of the war itself; and the prospects of stability in a region where the gulf between oil-producing and non-oil-producing countries remains as perilously wide as ever.".
• catalog description "Containing maps, a chronology of events, extensive source-notes and all relevant Security Council resolutions, the book is a comprehensive and objective chronicle of the war as well as an invaluable aid to the understanding of contemporary history and Middle Eastern affairs.".
• catalog description "During the first two weeks of the air campaign in January 1991, the allied forces dropped more conventional explosives on Iraq and Kuwait than during the 310 weeks of the Second World War. How did Saddam Hussein fail to draw the right lesson from the Iran-Iraq War--the United States would never allow an unfriendly nation to dominate the region containing two-thirds of the world's oil reserves? And how was President George Bush able to assemble and hold together such a formidable coalition of 28 European and Arab countries?".
• catalog description "In this perceptive and detailed account of the second Gulf War, Dilip Hiro, author of the much-acclaimed book The Longest War, reveals the complex political-economic motivation and diplomatic maneuvering that preceded the 42-day conflict as well as the historical causes and consequences of the war. He shows how Saddam Hussein, encouraged by internal discontent in Kuwait and angered by Kuwait's attempts to undermine Iraq's economy by depressing the price of oil by flooding the international market, made a grievous miscalculation in his invasion of Kuwait. Intent on halting the rise of the United States as the sole superpower in the region, Hussein instead enhanced Washington's power and prestige and curtailed Iraq's independence.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [561]-563) and index.".
• catalog description "Maps / Richard Natkiel -- pt. I. Historical Background. 1. Iraq and Kuwait: Neighbours or One Family? 2. Prelude to the Crisis -- pt. II. The Crisis. 3. Saddam's Blitzkrieg, Bush's Line in the Sand. 4. Diplomacy, Hostages and Military Build-Ups. 5. Bush and the Domestic Front. 6. Blood on the Mount. 7. Desert Shield Into Desert Sword. 8. The Countdown -- pt. III. The Military Solution. 9. Desert Storm: The Air Campaign. 10. Desert Sabre: The Ground War. 11. The Aftermath. 12. Conclusions -- App. I: Chronology -- App. II: Armed Forces of Iran Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and United States -- App. III: UN Security Council Resolutions on the Gulf Crisis and the Gulf War -- App. IV: Important UN Security Council Resolutions on the Palestinian Issue.".
• catalog extent "591 p., [8] p. of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "Desert Shield to Desert Storm.".
• catalog identifier "0415906563 :".
• catalog identifier "0415906571 (pbk.) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Desert Shield to Desert Storm.".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Routledge,".
• catalog relation "Desert Shield to Desert Storm.".
• catalog subject "956.704/42 20".
• catalog subject "DS79.72 .H57 1992".
• catalog subject "Persian Gulf War, 1991.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Maps / Richard Natkiel -- pt. I. Historical Background. 1. Iraq and Kuwait: Neighbours or One Family? 2. Prelude to the Crisis -- pt. II. The Crisis. 3. Saddam's Blitzkrieg, Bush's Line in the Sand. 4. Diplomacy, Hostages and Military Build-Ups. 5. Bush and the Domestic Front. 6. Blood on the Mount. 7. Desert Shield Into Desert Sword. 8. The Countdown -- pt. III. The Military Solution. 9. Desert Storm: The Air Campaign. 10. Desert Sabre: The Ground War. 11. The Aftermath. 12. Conclusions -- App. I: Chronology -- App. II: Armed Forces of Iran Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and United States -- App. III: UN Security Council Resolutions on the Gulf Crisis and the Gulf War -- App. IV: Important UN Security Council Resolutions on the Palestinian Issue.".
• catalog title "Desert Shield to Desert Storm : the second Gulf war / Dilip Hiro.".
• catalog type "text".