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1	The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf more books like this by Michael R Gordon, Bernard E Trainor add to wishlist Michael R. Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor provide a definitive, behind-the-scenes account and anaylsis of the planning and execution of the Gulf War. While one war was being waged against Iraq, another was being fought among the generals themselves. "The Generals' War" offers unvarnished portraits of the top military commanders, challenges ... see all copies from £2.70! new only from £4.96! \| first editions
2	Rape of Kuwait: The True Story of Iraqi Atrocities Against a Civilian Population more books like this by Jean P. Sasson add to wishlist see all copies from £5.12! new only from £9.26! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Gulf War Did Not Take Place more books like this by Professor Jean Baudrillard, Professor Paul Patton (Translator) add to wishlist The hypothesis of this book is that the deterrence of war in the traditional sense has been internalized and turned back upon the Western powers, producing a form of self-deterrence which renders them incapable of realizing their own power in the form of relations of force. see all copies from £6.52! new only from £10.84!
4	Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics more books like this by John Kelsay add to wishlist This book explores questions regarding the justice of war and addresses the lack of comparative perspectives on the ethics of war, particularly with respect to Islam. Focusing on the role of Islamic symbols in the rhetoric of Saddam Hussein, Kelsay provides an overview of the Islamic tradition regarding war and peace, and investigates the notion ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £12.81! \| first editions
5	Triumph Without Victory more books like this by U S News and World Report, U S News & World Report add to wishlist see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.63! \| first editions
6	One That Got Away more books like this by Ryan add to wishlist The SAS mission conducted behind Iraqi lines is one of the most famous stories of courage and survival in modern warfare. Of the eight members of the SAS regiment who set off, only one escaped capture. This is his story. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight left the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Desert Storm: A Forgotten War more books like this by Alberto Bin, Richard Hill, Archer Jones add to wishlist This account of the Gulf War focuses on both the military and political points of view, highlighting how modern military technology made possible, with relative ease, a victory that would have been nearly impossible by traditional means. It has become fashionable to trivialize the impressive military achievements of the Coalition victory over Iraq ... see all copies from £20.63! new only from £35.59! \| first editions
8	War in the Gulf more books like this by Staff Cnn, Norman Polmar, Clifford Berry add to wishlist see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
9	Saddam Hussein and the Crisis more books like this by Samir Al-Khalil, Laurie Mylroie, B.A, M.A., Ph.D., Judith Miller add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.95! \| first editions
10	The Pearl of Kuwait more books like this by Tom Paine add to wishlist In this farcically humorous novel, Cody Carmichael is a Marine in the Gulf War who, with his friend Tommy, spends most of his time stoned. Crazily convinced that there are pearls to be found in the Persian Gulf, they attempt to retrieve them, and in the process rescue a Kuwaiti princess from a suicide attempt. Then when, in the course of the war, ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Road to Baghdad: Behind Enemy Lines: The Adventures of an American Soldier in the Gulf War more books like this by Martin Stanton add to wishlist Major Martin Stanton was visiting Kuwait City in 1990 when the Iraqi army invaded and took him and others prisoner. Here he relates his four-month ordeal and his effort to collect information while he was shifted around Iraq as a human shield. see all copies from £1.82! new only from £4.08! \| first editions
12	Military lessons of the Gulf War more books like this by Bruce W Watson add to wishlist see all copies from £1.98! new only from £4.99! \| first editions
13	War in the Gulf, 1990-91: The Iraq-Kuwait Conflict and Its Implications more books like this by Professor Majid Khadduri, Edmund Ghareeb add to wishlist For most Americans, the war against Iraq lingers in memory as a vast morality play, a drama offering ready made heroes and villains: a glowering dictator in military uniform, hapless Kuwaiti refugees with tales of persecution, plucky pilots with high-tech wizardry, and a defiant American president, ringing Churchillian as he drew a line in the ... see all copies from £6.34! new only from £7.30! \| first editions
14	Desert Shield: The Build-Up, the Complete Story more books like this by Robert Dorr add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	Against the Fires of Hell: The Environmental Disaster of the Gulf War more books like this by T M Hawley add to wishlist A devasting account, by a science reporter and writer who has recently visited Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Kuwait. Carefully documented and relying on first-hand information, Against the Fires of Hell presents a powerful picture of just how fragile our planet is against the assaults of modern warfare, and just how irreversible the damage can be. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £6.68! \| first editions
16	Desert Victory: The War for Kuwait more books like this by Professor Norman Friedman, PH.D. add to wishlist This detailed study of the war against Iraq takes a close look at the weapons, the command structure, and much more. This updated edition includes a look at the war a year later. see all copies from £2.21! new only from £7.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
17	Unholy Babylon: The Secret History of Saddam's War more books like this by Adel Darwish add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £14.85! \| first editions
18 view cover	From Shield to Storm: High-Tech Weapons, Military Strategy, and Coalition Warfare in the Persian Gulf more books like this by James F Dunnigan, Austin Bay add to wishlist From the acclaimed authors of A Quick and Dirty Guide to War comes the first full account of what really happened during the Persian Gulf War. It reveals the details of the immense operation; of Iraq won't solve the problems of the Gulf; nd hardware earned their huge cost, and which didn't; what the media was not allowed to report; and what ... see all copies from £5.05! new only from £8.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Betrayal in Paris more books like this by Doris Elaine Fell add to wishlist A double betrayal decades apart leaves a family at odds and siblings in rivalry in this novel set against the backdrop of the September 11th terrorist attack on the Pentagon. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
20	Gulf Crisis more books like this by Ghazi 'Abd Al-Rahman Qusaybi, Professor Ghazi Algosaibi add to wishlist Of all the books published on the Gulf Crisis, this is the first to have been written by a major figure intimately linked to many of the main players in the drama. From his vantage point as a Cabinet Minister in Saudi Arabia, Ghazi Algosaibi developed close relations with King Fahd as well as with other Gulf Cooperation Council leaders. Then, as ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Beyond the storm : a Gulf Crisis reader more books like this by Phyllis Bennis, Michel Moushabeck add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.21!
22	Kuwait: The Transformation of an Oil State more books like this by Jill Crystal add to wishlist Weaving two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history - the preservation of a sense of community in the face of economic, social and political transformations, and internal rivalry over forms of governance - into a broad profile of Kuwait, this book analyzes the country's transformation to an oil economy, its social structure and composition, political ... see all copies from £7.40! new only from £27.17! \| first editions
23 view cover	Glass from Islamic Lands more books like this by Stefano Carboni, Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Sheikh (Preface by) add to wishlist The geographical and chronological range of the glass holdings of the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah is so comprehensive that it allows a detailed study of this neglected medium in the field of Islamic art. With few exceptions, the collection of over 500 complete or nearly complete objects - the great majority published here for the first time - and a ... see all copies from £16.71! new only from £21.02! \| first editions
24 view cover	Oil and Politics in the Gulf: Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar more books like this by Jill Crystal add to wishlist This book asks why in recent years the social and economic upheavals in Kuwait and Qatar have been accompanied by a remarkable political continuity. Professor Crystal investigates this apparent anomaly by examining the impact of oil on the formation and destruction of political coalitions and state institutions. Partly based on a year's fieldwork ... see all copies from £7.94! new only from £9.10!
25 view cover	But Was It Just?: Reflections on the Morality of the Persian Gulf War more books like this by Professor Jean Bethke Elshtain, Jean B Bethke, Professor Michael Walzer add to wishlist Was the Persian Gulf War just? Bishops said no; the president said yes; even Doonesbury considered the question. In this ethical primer, six leading writers on war and peace--Jean Bethke Elshtain, Stanley Hauerwas, J. Bryan Hehir, Sari Nusseibeh, Michael Walzer, and George Weigel--take up the issue that confronts us all. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £6.44! \| first editions

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