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War in the Persian Gulf Biographies Edition 1.: From Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom (U-X-L War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library)
War in the Persian Gulf Biographies Edition 1 From Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom - U-X-L War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library Author:Laurie Collier Hillstrom Triggered by its invasion of Kuwait, Iraq was pitted against a 32-nation coalition of forces commanded by Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, whose air attacks led the way for a ground war that met with success in less than four days. Although the coalition was victorious, Saddam Hussein held on as president of Iraq. War in the Persian Gulf: Biograp... more »hies offers approximately 25 biographies of major and less prominent figures. Included are 120 black-and-white illustrations with approximately 20 maps; chronology; sidebars; words to know; research and activity ideas; further reading; subject index; and more.« less