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

Name: Mother of All Battles Saddam Hussein's Strategic Plans for the Persian Gulf War
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ISBN: 9781591149422

ISBN-10: 1591149428

ISBN-13: 9781591149422

Edition: 2008

Authors: Woods, Michael R. Pease

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Events in this story of the "Mother of All Battles," as Saddam Hussein designated the Persian Gulf War, are drawn from primary Iraqi sources including government documents, video, audiotapes, maps, and photographs captured by U.S. forces in 2003 from the regime's archives and never intended for outsiders' eyes. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication date: 8/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.87" wide x 8.90" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Foreword


Preface


A Note on Sources


Notes


Introduction


Purposes of This Study


Notes



An Overview of the GulfWar from the U.S. Perspective


The Diplomatic Background


The Air War


The Ground War


Notes



The "Victory" at al-Khafji


Notes



The Beginning: Saddam's Narrative


A Long View


The Iran-Iraq War as Precursor


The Coming War of the Elephant


Notes



Saddam's Strategic Calculations


Kuwait


Notes



Restoring the Branch to the Tree


Planning an Invasion


Yum al-Nida (Day of the Great Call)-The Invasion


The Republican Guard's Blitzkrieg


Notes



Occupation and Consolidation


A New Historical Juncture


Extending Ba'ath Control


Reaction and Iraqi Counteraction


The Americans


Notes



The Iraqi Plan for the Defense of Kuwait


Assessing the Coalition Threat


Preparing a Naval Defense


Notes



Um Al-Ma'arik (The Mother of All Battles)


The End-of-the-Epic Duel


Notes



Iraqi Lessons Learned


Selected Iraqi Military Lessons


Notes



Saddam's Strategic Lessons of the War


Saddam's Analysis of His Adversary


Notes


Epilogue: Insights from the Iraqi Perspective


Notes



Timeline



Key Personalities


Acronyms and Abbreviations


References


Books, Periodicals, Reports, Web sites


U.S. Government Publications


Harmony Media Files


Harmony Document Folders


Index