Author: Miller, Judith & Laurie Mylroie,
Title: Saddam Hussein and the Crisis in the Gulf.
Description: NY, Times, (1990). 2nd ptg. G PB. On 8/2/1990, Hussein invaded Kuwait, plunging the world into a crisis and led more than 100,000 U.S. troops into larges. military action since Vietnam. This book offers a thorough examination of the rise of Hussein, his conversion of Iraq into one of the world's more Orwellian states, the reason for his invasion of Kuwait, & the considerable threat he poses for the stability of the Middle East. Little known facts about his personality & life, the authors set the crisis against the backdrop of Arab political culture, imperial rivalry & messianic ambition.

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