ET - Persian Gulf War 1

The Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) was one of the longest and most influential conflicts of the Middle Ages. Fought between the kingdoms of England and France, this prolonged struggle for the French……続きを見る

Steve A. Yetiv has developed an interdisciplinary, integrated approach to studying foreign policy decisions, which he applies here to understand better how and why the United States went to war in t……続きを見る

Great powers and grand strategies. It is easy to assume that the most powerful nations pursue and employ consistent, cohesive, and decisive policies in trying to promote their interests in regions o……続きを見る

A detailed study of how Operation Desert Storm saw Coalition forces respond to Iraq's surface-to-air missile defences with ground-breaking combat aircraft technology. Developed in the wake of the US……続きを見る

An illustrated study of the ongoing career of the iconic B-52, chronicling its frontline service after Operation Desert Storm in 1991. First flown in 1955, the B-52 has become an icon of deterrence ……続きを見る

In the three decades following Vietnam, the veteran A-6 Intruder remained the most powerful strike aircraft available to the US Navy and Marine Corps. Engaged in operations over Cambodia, Lebanon an……続きを見る

With first-hand insight into the key role of the US Air Force's fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable account of……続きを見る

A concise guide to the American-led coalition's speedy defeat of Saddam Hussein in 1991, with maps, facts, historical significance, and more. Just two years after the end of Iraq's war with Iran, an……続きを見る

On 26 February 1991, cavalry troops of “Cougar Squadron,” the 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, charged out of a sandstorm during Operation Desert Storm and caught Iraq’s Republican ……続きを見る

Includes 14 illustrations of the units, planes and personnel of the Eagle Squadrons During the perilous years of 1940-1941, a small band of Americans joined the Royal Air Force to help England resis……続きを見る

Includes over 90 illustrations 'Dr Kenneth Werrell's history of ground-based air defense performs an important service both to scholarship and, more important, to the defense of our nation's freedom……続きを見る

Operation Eagle Claw was tactically feasible, operationally vacant, and strategically risky. This paper examines the failed hostage rescue mission conducted by the U.S. in Iran during April of 1980.……続きを見る

This thesis uses a historical case study approach to examine the impact of context on shaping decision making during the conduct of war. The case analyzed is the war between Argentina and Great Brit……続きを見る

In 1954 the French Armed Forces began a campaign in Algeria against the insurgent Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN) which had started a bloody uprising against French sovereignty. Initially, the F……続きを見る

A. T. Mahan's 1890 book The Influence of Sea Power on History presented a theory of sea power that proclaimed the capital ship-centered battle fleet essential to any great maritime nation's long-ter……続きを見る

This monograph examines the Soviet experience in Afghanistan (1979-1988) in terms of Soviet Army tactics and organization for combat. Throughout the decade of the 1970's, U.S. perceptions of Soviet ……続きを見る

Rund um den Persischen Golf, der auch Arabischer Golf genannt wird, verschärfen sich die Konflikte. Mit Saudi-Arabien und dem Iran liegen einander zwei Erzfeinde an jenem Meer gegenüber, das als wic……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Saddam Hussein en moins d’une heure ! Arrivé au faîte du pouvoir malgré ses origines précaires, Saddam Hussein mène l’Irak d’une main de fer pendant une……続きを見る

'Pulse-pounding' Sinclair McKay | 'Truly masterful' Damien Lewis | 'Who needs spy fiction, when fact can provide as thrilling a story as this?' Lindsey Hilsum The Spymaster of Baghdad is the grippin……続きを見る

Considers what the U.S. can do to overcome traditional American aversion to political warfare and how to be better competitors in the current political struggles that characterize international rela……続きを見る

A series of studies and discussions on the impact of Special Operations. Includes analysis of the threat to the US, the Soviet approach, military capabilities, intelligence and special operations, p……続きを見る

In this remarkable memoir, Dr. Kenneth W. Iliffーthe recently retired Chief Scientist of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Centerーtells a highly personal, yet a highly persuasive account of the last ……続きを見る

La storia dell’Iran non comincia certo nel 1979, ma la rivoluzione, con il suo prezzo altissimo di sangue e di verità, con le lacerazioni insanabili e con le ferite solo in parte ricomposte, è ormai……続きを見る

Conflict and Defense, which was first published in 1962, presents a general theory of conflict, drawing on theoretical analyses from sociology and economics. This text by Kenneth E. Boulding, a pre-……続きを見る

This study focuses on the impact of Soviet policy toward the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, discussing Soviet interpretations of the Iranian revolution and evaluations of the potent impact of the funda……続きを見る

This book explores the formation of the Baghdad Pact and Anglo-American defence policies in the Middle East, 1950-1959. It determines the aims with which the pact was established; the failings of th……続きを見る

In The Threatening Storm, Kenneth M. Pollack, one of the world’s leading experts on Iraq, provides a masterly insider’s perspective on the crucial issues facing the United States as it moves toward ……続きを見る

Discover the brave, shocking and remarkable true story of two RAF lieutenants' capture during the Gulf War 'HEROISM UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY' Independent 'THE MOST COMPELLING STORY OF THE GULF WAR' Dai……続きを見る

This Personal Experience Paper will discuss 125th MP Bn missions during Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield, Operation Joint Guardian, and Operation Enduring Freedom. I will d……続きを見る

Includes 103 photos, maps and illustrations The following account represents one of the earliest efforts to chronicle Marine Corps operations in Iraq between 2004 and 2005. This was a significant pe……続きを見る