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Article: The Eagle in the Desert: Looking Back on U. S. Involvement in the Persian Gulf War
- Article from:
- Airpower Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright U.S. Superintendent of Documents Fall 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The Eagle in the Desert: Looking Back on U.S. Involvement in the Persian Gulf War edited by William Head and Earl H. Tilford, Jr. Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, Connecticut 06881, 1996, 350 pages, $69.50 cloth, $24.95 paper.
The theme of Eagle in the Desert is that there is no theme. Quoting from the publisher's promotional material is bad form, I know, but according to it, "Some authors conclude that in retrospect many analysts have become convinced that despite its military successes the United States garnered little of worth from the Gulf War. Others believe a great deal was achieved, and some have withheld final judgment." But that is to be expected of the output of ...