Saddam Hussein's Gulf Wars: Ambivalent Stakes in the Middle East

by Miron Rezun

This book deals extensively with Iraq and Saddam Hussein--his rise to power, his mastery of Iraqi statecraft, his pan-Arab proclivities and his two Gulf wars: the first against Iran and the second against the U.S.-led multinational coalition in 1990-1991. Israeli sources, as well as materials gathered during a trip to Turkey and the Kurdish refugee areas in northern Iraq, provide additional perspective for the author and his analysis. The book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275943240
• ISBN13: 9780275943240
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"