The Gulf War of 1991 Reconsidered

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-7146-8305-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 259 g

The Gulf War of 1991 Reconsidered subjects one of the formative events of the post-Cold War era and a watershed in Middle Eastern international politics to a comprehensive reassessment. Condidering events from Arab, Israeli and American view points, the book examines the Gulf War's historical origins, conduct and legacy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bacevich, Andrew J.

Inbar, Efraim

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Prelude to Desert Storm: Arms Transfers to Iran and Iraq During the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88 and the Origins of the Gulf War Part 2: The Arab world: The Gulf War as Arab Civil War, F. Gregory Gause; The Arab World - Ten Years after the Gulf War Part 3: Israel: Israel and the Gulf War, Efraim Inbar; The (non)-Legacy of the 1991 Gulf War - An Israeli Perspective Part 4: The United States: A Squandered Opportunity? The Decision to End the Gulf War, Thomas G. Mahnken; "Splendid Little War" - America's Persian Gulf Adventure Ten Years on Part 5: A Retrospective: The Middle East and the Gulf War - A Decade Later

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew J. Bacevich, Efraim Inbar