Ideal for high school and college-level readers as well as students attending military academies and general audiences, this encyclopedia covers the details of the Persian Gulf War as well as the long-term consequences and historical lessons learned from this important 20th-century conflict.
List of Entries Foreword Preface Overview of the Persian Gulf War A–Z Entries Documents Glossary Chronology Bibliography Contributor List Categorical Index Index
Spencer C. Tucker, PhD, has been senior fellow in military history at ABC-CLIO since 2003. He is the author or editor of 47 books and encyclopedias, many of which have won prestigious awards.
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the war in the Persian Gulf,
Tucker—a prolific military historian—has brought together an
excellent resource on the event. . . . This comprehensive work
includes plenty of information on prewar and postwar activity,
providing a wide lens as well as a close-up view of the war.
Articles cover a diverse number of topics, including discussions of
women in battle, differences among the commanders, tactics and
strategies, the environmental and health effects, lessons learned
(and not learned), and a long entry on the earlier Iran-Iraq War.
The writing is factual and balanced and is enhanced by 'Further
Reading' suggestions, some published in the 2000s, at the end of
each entry. Black-and-white maps, a glossary, a chronology, a
bibliography, and an index further the usefulness of the work. This
volume will be valuable to most public and academic libraries.
*Booklist*
Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general
readers.
*Choice*
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