Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War Contributor(s): Atkinson, Rick (Author), Riggenbach, Jeff (Read by) |
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ISBN: 145516139X ISBN-13: 9781455161393 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Persian Gulf War (1991) |
Dewey: 956.704 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.4" (0.26 lbs) |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1990's |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Throughout the Gulf War of 1991, unprecedented restrictions on the media's access to the battlefield kept the true story of that brief, brutal conflict from being told. Now, after two years of intensive research, Rick Atkinson has written what will surely come to be recognized as the definitive chronicle of the war. Crusade follows the unfolding battle from the first night to the final day, providing vivid accounts of bombing runs and White House strategy sessions, firefights and bitter interservice conflicts. Weaving individual stories into the larger narrative, Atkinson represents the allied campaign against Saddam Hussein as a wholly new kind of war, one that has transformed the nature of modern warfare. |
Contributor Bio(s): Atkinson, Rick: - Rick Atkinson was a staff writer and senior editor at the Washington Post for twenty years. He is the bestselling author of An Army at Dawn, The Long Gray Line, In the Company of Soldiers, and Crusade. His many awards include Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and history. He lives in Washington, DC. Riggenbach, Jeff: -Jeff Riggenbach has narrated numerous titles for Blackstone Audio and won an AudioFile Earphones Award. An author, contributing editor, and producer, he has worked in radio in San Francisco for the last thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence. |