Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Desert Shield Fact Book set a new standard for the presentation of military information to layman and expert alike. The author has used the same techniques to present a concise and readable history of the Gulf War as well as explain the military principles that contributed to the stunning Allied victory.Contains:Background to the war A chronology of the crisis and the war A primer on modern air/land battle doctrine The Coalition - equipment, troops, and tactics The Iraqi Army - equipment, troops, and tactics A complete history of the decisive air campaign Detailed analysis of the ground actions - from Khafji to Basra Eight pages of color operations maps, plus a fold-out map of the KTO (Kuwaiti Theatre of Operations) from the Persian Gulf to Israel