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After the Gulf War, two air force pilots race to stop an outbreak of germ warfare in this stunningly authentic thriller from New York Times–bestselling author John J. Nance, a decorated air force pilot who served in Operation Desert Storm A scientist charged by Saddam Hussein with pioneering a horrific breakthrough in biological warfare defects at the American embassy to warn the world of the new weapon. America's worst nightmare has come true and...
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The air campaign that opened the Gulf War in January 1991 was one of the most stunning in history. For five weeks, American and other Coalition aircraft pounded enemy targets with 88,000 tons of bombs. Sorties-more than 100,000 of them-were launched from bases in Saudi Arabia, from aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, and even from bases in the United States. The skies over Iraq and Kuwait were filled with a dizzying array of new and...
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In the desperate early hours of the Iraqi invasion in 1990, a small group of Kuwaiti pilots flew their planes to safety as their country was being overwhelmed by superior Iraqi forces. Defeated and demoralized, they would be reorganized and trained by an American Naval Aviator into a viable fighting force during the decisive air missions of Operation Desert Storm.
This is the inspiring story of Commander Robert E. Noziglia, Jr., whose dogged devotion...
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This is a true story of two friends who took it upon themselves to investigate the downing of Iran Air flight 655, which was accidentally, shot by USS Vincennes on July 3rd 1988.
Mohammad Ali was born in Tehran and named after Ali, the son-in-law of the final Prophet.
Bruce was born in Pocatello, Idaho and named after the fourteenth century king of Scotland.
Mohammad is an Iranian American entrepreneur and a staunch republican. Bruce is an American...
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This book is a true account of my experience as a Marine in the Gulf War. I decided to tell my story in hopes of developing, in the reader, a deeper respect for America's veterans by revealing the extreme mental and physical sacrifices a soldier must make during war. I want to show how our own government, while fulfilling our duty, treated us, how people get through such experiences and what those people do to keep their sanity.
For me it was music...
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HBO Video
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[2003]
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In 1990, CNN was a 24-hour news network in search of a 24-hour story. They were about to find it in Baghdad. Up against the three big networks, Wiener, a veteran producer, along with his longtime producing partner and their team of rebels with a cause, take the biggest risks to get the biggest stories - unlike their rivals - live at a moment's notice.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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[2000]
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"When Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling is asked to review the posthumous candidacy of the first woman to receive a Medal of Honor, he finds himself plunged into an apparent cover-up surrounding the actions that led to her death. As he struggles to uncover the truth, he also finds himself forced to confront his own tormenting demons."--Container.
11) Desert Storm
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A concise guide to the American-led coalition's speedy defeat of Saddam Hussein in 1991, with maps, facts, historical significance, and more.
Just two years after the end of Iraq's war with Iran, an emboldened Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, invaded Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm was the final phase of the U.S.-led Coalition's effort to expel Saddam's forces from his southern neighbor's borders. In less than 100 hours of joint air and ground combat,...
12) Investigative Study Into the Relationship Between Gulf War Syndrome and Well-Being of Persian Gulf
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While extensive research has addressed the prevalence and range of health issues affecting Gulf War veterans, it has been marked by definitional, methodological, and political issues, and has thus far failed to yield a clear definitive treatment for Gulf War Syndrome (GWS). This book is based on the survey and research which indicates a significant correlation between toxicant exposure in the Gulf War and a decline in service members physical functioning...
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Approximately one-fifth of the earth's surface consists of desert, and throughout history these arid regions have witnessed some of the world's most decisive battles. Here, Bryan Perrett gives an absorbing account of desert conflicts from the first century BC to more contemporary conflicts such as those in Iran and Iraq. As he demonstrates, acclimatization and familiarization with the day-to-day problems of desert life are vital not only to teach...
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In the spirit of his savagely funny and national best-seller Parliament of Whores, Give War a Chance is P. J. O'Rourke's number one New York Times bestselling follow-up. O'Rourke runs hilariously amok by tackling the death of Communism, sanctimonious liberals, and America's perennial bad guy Saddam Hussein in a series of classic dispatches from his coverage of the 1991 Gulf War. Here is our most mordant and unnervingly funny political satirist on:...
16) Jarhead
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Universal Pictures
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2006.
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Follows "Swoff," a third-generation Marine enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through the Middle East deserts. There is no cover from intolerable heat or from the Iraqi soldiers, who are always potentially just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they...
17) Marching as to War: Personal Narratives of African American Women's Experiences in the Gulf Wars
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Since the American Revolution, African American women have served in every U.S. military conflict. Despite this dedicated service to their country, very little empirical research has been published regarding African American servicewomen, including those who have served in the Gulf Wars. Seen through the eyes of eleven African American servicewomen, this book explores issues such as health care, child care, sexism/sexual harassment, racism, religion,...
18) Three kings
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Warner Bros Entertainment
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[2010]
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While high-tech U.S. specialists fought, career soldier Archie Gates marked time in his Gulf War base camp. But now it's time for action. Gates and three other restless Americans decide to raid a bunker holding a stash of gold stolen by the Iraqi army. Get in, get out, get rich, be back in time for lunch; the plan couldn't be easier.
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This monograph answers the question "What must an encircled unit be provided and do in order to successfully hold?" Following the end of the Cold War and the subsequent drawdown, the United States adopted a military strategy of force projection. Given this new strategy, any future adversary of the United States is likely to attack early to deny the points of entry into the theater. The initial deploying U.S. forces must be prepared to fight and defend...
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On October 3rd 1993, US efforts in Somalia culminated as the result of an overnight battle that cost eighteen American lives and effectively silenced all optimism that Somalia could be externally resurrected as a functioning state. What began as a humanitarian mission to abate starvation had evolved into the absurdity of outright combat against the very people meant to be saved. Beyond the issues of political policy, lurks a disturbing fact that remains...
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