War and Peace in The Gulf. Domestic politics and regional relations into the 1990's.
£15
ID #2812
Ehteshami, Anoushiravan & Nonneman, Gerd.
8vo. xv, 287 pp; 2 maps, hard back in d/w, previous owner’s name inscribed verso lower cover tables, notes, biblio, index, Ithaca Press, Reading, 1991.
Contents: Storm Signals -- Roots of conflict -- The Iraqi dilemmas -- The Coalition prepares for war -- Why fight? ware and peace on the home front -- The Iraqi Army, of Why counting rifles doesn't work -- Iraq is divided into three parts -- The desert kingdom: Saudi Arabia -- Kuwait and the other Kuwaits -- Desert war -- From Shield to Storm: Beware the Ides of January -- The air war -- How to fight in the Persian Gulf, strategy and tactics -- The ground war: Airland battle in the sand -- The naval war -- Orders of battle -- War myths, war games and war correspondents -- Predicting the past: the military game -- The political game -- Air print battle : the adventures of the press brigade -- Talking heads and truculent prattle -- Air Print battle: War gaming as a tool in explanatory journalism -- After the storm -- Scenarios of Hell, scenarios of hope: the after effects.
