Triggered by its invasion of Kuwait, Iraq was pitted against a 32-nation coalition of forces commanded by Gen. NormanSchwarzkopf, whose air attacks led the way for a ground war thatmet with success in less than four days. Although the coalitionwas victorious, Saddam Hussein held on as president of Iraq.War in the Persian Gulf: Almanac covers the pre-war events; Operation DesertShield, the U.S. effort to prevent anIraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia;...