Desert Shield: The Build-Up : The Complete Story (Power Series)

In ten weeks, 240,000 American troops were deployed to the Persian Golf. Joining them were 150,000 from many Allied nations. Dug-in opposing were 500,000 battle-hardened Iraqis in and around Kuwait.

With more than 100 color and black and white photos and detailed text, Desert Shield sets the stage - this is the complete story: troop, tank, helicopter and airplane deployment; naval and ground ops; and preparation for nuclear, biological and chemical warfare.