Gulf War Reader: History, Documents,Opinions [Paperback]

Micah L. Sifry (Editor), Christopher Cerf (Editor)

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"The Gulf War Reader is a timely and indispensable guide to the underlying issues, interests, and passions that erupted in the world's first post-Cold War conflict."--William G. Hyland, editor of Foreign Affairs

Product Details

• Paperback: 526 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1st edition (May 7, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812919475
• ISBN-13: 978-0812919479
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Information, February 19, 2000

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William Russell (Germantown, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gulf War Reader: History, Documents,Opinions (Paperback)

I am writing a term paper on the Gulf War and even though you can have up to 5 sources this is basically the only book I need! It has everything I need to know! If you are doing research like myself, I suggest you check it out!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful overview of opinions surrounding Desert Storm, December 7, 2004

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This review is from: Gulf War Reader: History, Documents,Opinions (Paperback)

The Gulf War Reader is a good place to start for anyone unfamiliar with the conflict. You'll get a basic overview of the issues surrounding the war from a variety of ideological dispositions. The book does seem tilted towards more liberal interpretations of the war, but the bias of each contributor is on the whole easy to determine.

While the book is full of contributions from many different perspectives, most pieces are relatively short. This makes for an easy and quick read, but by the end of the book it's easy to find yourself wanting a more in-depth treatment of the issues surrounding the war. That being said, if you have no prior background on the war, pick this book up and then move on to some of the major books like Gordon & Trainor, Hiro, and Khadduri

5.0 out of 5 stars info-packed, December 23, 2011

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This review is from: Gulf War Reader: History, Documents,Opinions (Paperback)

This book is filled with documents and accounts that should interest anyone whom seeks information about the Gulf War. I enjoyed reading this book, and I found it extremely informative. Much of the information I had not known, nor had I come across in previous readings.