Desert Shield Factbook (with Full Color Fold-out Map of Region)

64 fact-filled pages on the crisis in the Persian Gulf.Includes the following information:The background of the Gulf Crisis.A chronology of events.Military jargon glossary.Facts on chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons.The Iraqi Army--equipment, troops, and tactics.The Allies--equipment, troops, and tactics.Plus the operations map--a large 21" x 28" full-color, detailed wall map of Iraq and Kuwait, researched from defense mapping agency sources, showing stragic features, military airfields, chemical stockpiles, trafficability of the terrain, and more. This map is ideal for plotting the location of units mentioned in news broadcasts and newspaper articles.