| The Mother of All Battles: Saddam Hussein's Strategic Plan for the Persian Gulf War Contributor(s): Woods, Kevin M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591149428 ISBN-13: 9781591149422 Publisher: US Naval Institute Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Persian Gulf War (1991) - History | Military - Strategy - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 956.704 |
| LCCN: 2008023329 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.14 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Events in this story of the Mother of All Battles, as Saddam designated the 1991 war, are drawn from primary Iraqi sources, including government documents, video and audiotapes, maps, and photographs captured by U.S. forces in 2003 from the regime's archives and never intended for outsiders' eyes. The book is part of an official U.S. Joint Forces Command research project to examine contemporary warfare from the point of view of the adversary's archives and senior leader interviews. Its purpose is to stimulate thoughtful analyses of currently accepted lessons of the first Gulf War. While not a comprehensive history, the author's balanced Iraqi perspective of events between 1990 and 1991 takes full advantage of his unique access to material. The result is a completely unknown but fully documented view from the other side. |
Contributor Bio(s): Woods, Kevin M.: - Kevin M. Woods is an analyst with the Institute for Defense Analyses.� A resident of Northern Virginia, he is also the coauthor of a companion�volume on the 2003 Gulf War. |