Persian Gulf War Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope: Resources for the 1991 Persian Gulf War, also referred to as Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Call number areas to browse: DS79.72
Keywords to search: Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Gulf War, individual countries (e.g. Iraq, Kuwait, etc.)
Subjects to search (Library of Congress): Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, Operation Desert Shield, Persian Gulf War 1991, individuals (e.g. Schwarzkopf, Norman; Hussein, Saddam, etc.)

Books in our catalog:
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
Chemical-Biological Defense: U.S. Military Policies and Decisions in the Gulf War (UA23.M323 1998)
Desert Storm: A Forgotten War (DS79.72.B496 1998)
Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War
(REF UF500.G8 1995)
Hampton Roads in Desert Storm: A Star-spangled Salute (DS79.72.F73 1991)
Persian Gulf: Images of a Conflict
( DS79.72.P47 1991)
Saddam's Bombmaker: The Terrifying Inside Story of the Iraqi Nuclear and Biological Weapons Agenda (UA853.I72H35 2000)

Library Resources (r):

Humanities International Complete

Academic Search Complete

Military & Government CollectionCIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online Use SEARCH to locate in-depth analyses.
Ethnic News Watch Full-text articles from ethnic, minority, and native presses. Available in English and Spanish language.

Also see our US Armed Forces guide

Internet Resources:
CIA World Factbook Country profiles, demographics, and maps from the Central Intelligence Agency.

Fog of War (Washington Post) In-depth coverage of the 1991 air war over Baghdad.

Frontline: The Gulf War A comprehensive and critical analysis of the 1990-1991 war. Interviews with leaders from all sides, including overviews of weapons, technology, maps, etc.

Gulf War Illness (Department of Veterans Affairs) Information on health care and other matters of concern to those who served.

Gulf War Veterans Resource Pages Serving Gulf War veterans since 1994.

Southwest Asia: Gulf War (U.S. Army Center of Military History) Two online books, timeline, images, and other extras.

Quotable: "The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it." -- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf