Table of Contents

Preface..........9

Key Dates...........13

I. THE PRELUDE
1. The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait..........15
     by Bruce W. Watson and Bruce W. Watson, Jr.

II. DIPLOMACY
2. Coalition Diplomacy...........19
     by Bruce George, MP, Raimondo Luraghi, Bruce W. Watson, Tim Lister,
     Bruce W. Watson, Jr., Jane Helwig, Georgia Sakell, and Patricia Smith
3. Iraqi Diplomacy in the Gulf War..........31
     by Bruce W. Watson, Bruce W. Watson, Jr., Cheryl Stears, and Scott Vitiello
4. The Soviet Role..........54
     by Bruce W. Watson, Jane Helwig, Daniel J. O'Hara, and Brian P. Wood, Jr.

III. FORCE DEPLOYMENTS AND THE WAR
5. The Air War...........61
     by Rod Alonso, with Bruce George, MP, Raimondo Luraghi, Tim Lister,
     James Piriou, and B.L. Cyr
6. The Ground War..........81
     by Peter Tsouras and Elmo C. Wright, Jr., with Bruce George, MP,
     Tim Lister, James Piriou, and Joe Sanderson
7. Naval Operations..........121
     by B.L. Cyr, Bruce W. Watson, Raimondo Luraghl, Bruce George, MP,
     Tim Lister, and James Piriou

IV. SPECIFIC MILITARY FACTORS
8. Command and Control..........135
     by Joel H. Nadel
9. Indications and Warning (I&W) and Intelligence Lessons..........146
     by Gerald W. Hopple
10. Electronic Warfare Lessons..........157
      by David C. Isby
11. Logistics Lessons..........167
      by Joel Nadel
12. Terrorism and Ecoterrorism Lessons...........174
      by Bruce W. Watson

V. CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR
13. The Effects on Other Nations..........185
      by Bruce W. Watson, Bruce W. Watson, Jr., David Dunphy,
      Richard DeJong, Brian Gagne, Michael Kirsch, and Yong Pak
14. Cardinal John J. O'Connor on the 'Just War' Controversy..........195
      by Bruce W. Watson
15. The Issue of Media Access to Information..........202
      by Bruce W. Watson

VI. CONCLUSIONS
16. Lessons Learned and Looking to the Future..........213
      by Bruce W. Watson

VII. APPENDICES
A: Financial and Non-Military Support for the Coalition..........221
     by Bruce George, MP and Joe Sanderson
B: The U.N. Security Council Resolutions Concerning the Gulf War...........223
     by Bruce W. Watson, and Bruce W. Watson, Jr.
C: Iraqi Scud Launches During the Gulf War..........224
     by Bruce W. Watson
D: Air Forces..........226
     by Rod Alonso and Bruce W. Watson
E: Ground Forces..........240
     by Peter Tsouras, Elmo C. Wright, Jr., and Bruce W. Watson
F: Naval Forces..........248
     by Bruce W. Watson

About the Contributors..........263

Index..........267

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