The Gulf War Chronicles: A Military History of the First War With Iraq

iUniverse, Nov 1, 2003 - History - 308 pages

There is no single source that contains the detailed minute-by-minute description of Operation Desert Storm available in "The Gulf War Chronicles." Richard S. Lowry, an accomplished military historian, went to great lengths to compile the most accurate information available about each battle, and even each encounter, of the first war with Iraq. "The Gulf War Chronicles" is an account of each event, told as if Richard were there with each of the heroes, writing the story as it happened.

Richard started collecting information when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August of 1990. At first, his goal was only to understand what really happened. Conflicting information abounded. Attempting to understand and ascertain the reality of the events, Richard compiled information in so much detail, he amassed volumes of periodicals, books, government reports, and information from the Internet. He collected information from over 100 bibliographical sources.

Over the years, Richard continued to cull through additional information and sources, causing a myriad of updates and rewrites. After the murders of 9-11, he decided it was time to share his research with the world. The product is "The Gulf War Chronicles."

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User Review -

Fairly accurate. I was there. The part describing RPGs coming at SFC Wiggin's Bradley is 100% inaccurate. They were hit from friendly fire out of 4-66 AR Bn. I saw the shots fired.

Contents

• SADDAM STRIKES BACK: 10
• BATTLE IN THE SKIES: 17
• WHITTLING DOWN SADDAM: 24
• THE BATTLE OF KHAFJI: 41
• PRELUDE TO THE ONSLAUGHT: 49
• THE GATHERING STORM: 68
• THE EIGHT DAYS OF THE 100HOUR: 81
• G DAY: 98
• G + 1: 123
• THE MOTHER OF ALL DEFEATS: 140
• THE BATTLE OF THE 73rd EASTING: 157
• CRUSHING THE REPUBLICAN GUARD: 175
• MOPPING UP: 186
• THE CEASE FIRE: 202
• EPILOGUE: 219
• Appendix A AMERICANS KILLED IN DESERT STORM: 225
• Appendix B DESERT STORM ORDER OF BATTLE: 243
• ACRONYM GLOSSARY: 281
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 287

Popular passages

Page 290 - Imagination Only Limit," pp. 60-61. 168. DA Fulghum, "Allied Air Power, Forward Controllers Back Arabs to Make Their Drive Succeed," Aviation Week & Space Technology (22 April 1991), p. 72. 169. DA Bennett, "Minefield Breaching: Doing the Job Right," Armor (July/August 1992), pp. 19-21. 170. Hall, ed., The Victory Book. 171. FACTSfinder, "Surveying Operation Desert Storm,‎

Page 289 - Sons, 1999. , with General Fred Franks, Jr. (Ret.). Into the Storm: A Study in Command. New York: Berkley Books, 2004 [ 1 997] . Clark, Asa A.‎

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Gulf War Chronicles: A Military History of the First War With Iraq
• Contributor: Richard Lowry
• Publisher: iUniverse, 2003
• ISBN: 0595296696, 9780595296699
• Length: 308 pages
• Subjects: History / Middle East / General; History / Military / Persian Gulf War (1991); History / Military / Strategy