>Keeping up with the onslaught of new and reprinted titles related to the war in the Persian Gulf is a battle in itself. Publishers are aiming stacks of books (some rushed into production in a few weeks) at the insatiable American curiosity about the war. Below is a sampling of the recently published—and republished—books related to Operation Desert Storm.
DESERT SHIELD: THE BUILD-UP How do you move 240,000 troops thousands of miles in 10 weeks, not knowing if the enemy will strike? Robert F. Dorr, a career U.S. Foreign Service officer, chronicles the U.S. deployment in photos and in 119 cluttered pages of information. (Motorbooks International, $12.95)
WEAPONS OF DESERT STORM Maybe it's the euphemisms, but much of the technology used in the gulf seems surreal. This book by retired Air Force Col. Walter J. Boyne explains what these terrible machines do—from Patriot missiles to Iraq's T-62 tanks—in clear text and photos. (Signet, $7.95)
DESERT SHIELD FACT BOOK Here is a detailed book on gulf tensions from last July 31 to Jan. 2, 1991. Author Frank Chadwick (head of a company that designs military board games) includes a discussion of both allied and Iraqi weapons, likely military objectives and more. (Berkley, $10)
FROM BEIRUT TO JERUSALEM First published in 1989, New York Times writer Thomas L. Friedman's book is an absorbing view of recent and historical Israeli-Arab tensions; it's an above-the-fray approach to understanding the Middle East. (Anchor, $12.95)
REPUBLIC OF FEAR This insightful study of Iraqi politics by Iraqi exile Samir al-Khalil details Hussein's use of violence. (Pantheon, $12.95)
SADDAM HUSSEIN AND THE CRISIS IN THE GULF Written in three weeks by Judith Miller, a New York Times correspondent, and Laurie Mylroie, a Harvard expert, this volume zips through U.S.-Arab relations and Iraqi history before concluding that the war is designed to satisfy American oil interests. (Times Books, $5.95)
THE RAPE OF KUWAIT This quicky title, by Jean P. Sasson, once a hospital administrator in Saudi Arabia, is a propagandistic account of iraqi atrocities in Kuwait. (Knightsbridge, $4.95)
HOW TO DEFEAT SADDAM HUSSEIN These plans date from testimony before the House Armed Services Committee in December. But retired Army Col. Trevor N. Dupuy says he and his coauthors feel "no need to change our estimates and forecasts." (Warner, $4.95)
DRAGONS AT WAR How America's army fights in the desert—based on war game reports from the Army National Training Center in the Mojave—is the focus of this jargon-filled 1987 book by Army Maj. Daniel P. Bolger. (Ivy, $5.95)
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