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Mother of All Battles, The - Saddam Hussein's Strategic Plans for the Persian Gulf War

By: Naval Institute Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Naval Institute Press)

Last Stocked on 5/14/2015

Product Info

Title
Mother of All Battles, The - Saddam Hussein's Strategic Plans for the Persian Gulf War
Category
Author
Kevin M. Woods
Publish Year
2008
Pages
352
Dimensions
6x9x1"
NKG Part #
2147571673
Type
Softcover

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.