DAVID R. METS is Professor at the School of Advanced Airpower Studies.

WILLIAM P. HEAD is Chief, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Office of History, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

Illustrations
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Preface by William Head
Introduction by William Head
Politics, Alliances, and Regional Views
The Gulf War Coalition: The Politics and Economics of a Most Unusual War by Daniel S. Papp
But Was It Jihad?: Islam and the Ethics of the Persian Gulf War by Sohail H. Hashmi
Bringing the Eagle to the Gulf Desert: Airlift, Sealift, Supplies, and Logistics
Air Mobility in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm: An Assessment by John W. Leland
Sustaining the War Machine: U.S. Air Force Logistics Support during the Gulf War by William Suit
The Air War: Planning and Combat
Thunder and Storm: Strategic Air Operations in the Gulf War by Daniel T. Kuehl
Parallel Warfare: What Is It? Where Did It Come From? Why Is It Important? by David A. Deptula
Command and Control in the Gulf War: A Military Revolution in Air Power? by Mark D. Mandeles
The Ground War: The Army and the Marines
Playing in the Sandbox: Doctrine, Combat, and Outcome on the Ground by Larry E. Cable
U.S. Marine Operations in the Persian Gulf War, 1990-1991 by John T. Quinn and Jack Shulimson
The Navy's Role in the Gulf War
On the Storm's Outer Edge: U.S. Navy Operations in the Persian Gulf War by Robert J. Schneller, Jr.
Sailing in the Sand: The U.S. Navy's Role in the Gulf War by Norman Friedman
Reexamining the Allied "Victory" in the Gulf War
Clausewitz's On War and the Gulf War by Michael T. Corgan
A New Covenant?: The Apostles of Douhet and the Persian Gulf War by Caroline F. Ziemke
Selected Bibliography
Index