Review (PDF) Desert Shield Factbook (with Full Color Fold-out Map Of Region)
64 fact-filled pages on the crisis in the Persian Gulf.Includes the following information:The background of the Gulf Crisis.A chronology of events.Military jargon glossary.Facts on chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons.The Iraqi Army--equipment, troops, and tactics.The Allies--equipment, troops, and tactics.Plus the operations map--a large 21" x 28" full-color, detailed wall map of Iraq and Kuwait, researched from defense mapping agency sources, showing stragic features, military airfields, chemical stockpiles, trafficability of the terrain, and more. This map is ideal for plotting the location of units mentioned in news broadcasts and newspaper articles.
Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Game Designers Workshop (GDW) (February 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1558780939
ISBN-13: 978-1558780934
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #2,173,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #62 in Books > History > Middle East > Kuwait #79171 in Books > History > World
There was a good reason that this was a #1 NYT Bestseller in its day. This book was written during Desert Shield and explains US military weapons and options going into Operation Desert Storm. Turns out, Chadwick got it right. An excellent historic reference for the first Iraq war.
What we know as "Desert Storm" is now a prelude to Gulf War II, which relieved the world of tin-horn dictator Saddam Hussein.What's easy to forget is that Desert Storm had a long build-up time, a period when doomsayers were predicting a bloodbath for Coalition forces. But it was that same build-up, the preparation which set the stage for easy victory. Hussein courteously allowed Coalition forces to gather and train in theater.The Desert Shield Factbook is simple, without being simplistic. It's a great guide to the military forces, and the weapons of that war. A complete book includes a poster-sized map of the region.Combined with it's post-war brother "Gulf War Factbook"the DSF is a great education on Desert Storm.
was disappointed because the fold-out map didn't come with the book. but other than that it was well informative. book was in good condition.
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