Persian Gulf War (August 3, 1990–February 27, 1991) Research Paper

BACKGROUND

With Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 3, 1990, the United States moved to protect its economic interests in the Middle East by mobilizing American service-men and women as well as reservists. Led by H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the Allied Forces won a victory over Saddam Hussein and his Revolutionary Command Council.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

956.7–956.7044

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Persian Gulf War, 1991

Operation Desert Shield, 1990–1991

Operation Desert Storm, 1990–1991

Iraq-Kuwait crisis, 1990–1991

USE PAMPHLET FILE (ALSO CALLED VERTICAL FILE) UNDER THE HEADING

Persian Gulf War

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Ali, Sheikh R. Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War, 1995.

CQ Researcher, March 15, 1991.

Europa World Yearbook

Facts on File

Summers, Harry G. Persian Gulf War Almanac, 1995.

United Nations. Yearbook of the United Nations, 1991, 1992.

General encyclopedias.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC
ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

Dialog

Internet

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Persian Gulf War

Iraq-Kuwait War

Iraq-Kuwait invasion

Operation Desert Storm

Operation Desert Shield

Persian Gulf crisis

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

CNN: War in the Gulf. CNN Video, 1991.

Desert Storm: The Victory. Turner Home Entertainment, 1991.

FICTION BOOKS RELATING TO TOPIC

Cooney, Caroline. Operation: Homefront, 1992.

Kerr, M. E. Linger, 1993

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Analyze the uses of censorship and propaganda.

Describe military equipment employed in the war.

Discuss the role of the media during the war.

Investigate the causes of the war.

Research the environmental impacts.

What is the Persian Gulf syndrome and its significance?

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Colin Powell

George Bush

H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Iraq

Kuwait

Saddam Hussein

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