Random House New Releases - History - Military - Persian Gulf War

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005 by Lee Ray

2013-04-23T00:30:00-05:00

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Lee Ray

eBook, 48 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military - Weapons; History - Military - Persian Gulf War; History - Military | $13.95 | 978-1-4728-0306-1 (1-4728-0306-X)

The Scud missile was developed as the centerpiece of Soviet plans to fight nuclear war in the heart of Europe. However, it was never used in its intended role and has instead become a symbol of the changing nature of warfare in the aftermath of the Cold War. Saddam Hussein's Iraqi armed forces were almost helpless in the face of the Coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War; the only weapon that Iraq could use to injure the Coalition forces was its arsenal of Scud missiles. This book explores the development and variants of the missile and its launch systems, its proliferation outside of the West, and its role in conflicts around the world.

Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab

2012-12-19T00:30:00-05:00

Bravo Two Zero The Harrowing True Story of a Special Forces Patrol Behind the Lines in Iraq
Written by Andy McNab

eBook, 432 pages | Island Books | History - Military - Persian Gulf War; History - Military; History | $7.99 | 978-0-307-83186-6 (0-307-83186-8)

Their mission: To take out the scuds. Eight went out. Five came back. Their story had been closed in secrecy. Until now. They were British Special Forces, trained to be the best. In January 1991 a squad of eight men went behind the Iraqi lines on a top secret mission. It was called Bravo Two Zero. On command was Sergeant Andy McNab. "They are the true unsung heroes of the war." -- Lt. Col. Steven Turner, American F-15E commander. Dropped into "scud alley" carrying 210-pound packs, McNab and his men found themselves surrounded by Saddam's army. Their radios didn't work. The weather turned cold enough to freeze diesel fuel. And they had been spotted. Their only chance at survival was to fight their way to the Syrian border seventy-five miles to the northwest and swim the Euphrates river to freedom. Eight set out. Five came back. "I'll tell you who destroyed the scuds -- it was the British SAS. They were fabulous." -- John Major, British Prime Minister. This is their story. Filled with no-holds-barred detail about McNab's capture and excruciating torture, it tells of men tested beyond the limits of human endurance... and of the war you didn't see on CNN. Dirty, deadly, and fought outside the rules.

Immediate Action by Andy McNab

2012-12-19T00:30:00-05:00

Immediate Action
Written by Andy McNab

eBook, 512 pages | Dell | History - Military - Persian Gulf War; History - Military; History | $7.99 | 978-0-307-83187-3 (0-307-83187-6)

He is one of the most highly decorated soldiers alive.  He is also the first to break the code of silence about the most elite fighting force in the world. What Andy McNab has to say is so explosive that the British government tried to stop him.

A street fighter, a hard case, and a flawless soldier, Andy McNab became one of the elite fighting men in "the Regiment"--Britain's covert SAS.   His actions behind the lines in the Gulf War made him a hero.   But the full story of his life and his amazing career in Special Forces has remained a secret...until now.

In harrowing detail, McNab takes us inside the Regiment, chronicling nine years of covert operations on five continents.   Plunging us into a world of surveillance, counterintelligence, and hostage rescue, he takes us behind the scenes on some of their top secret missions.   For the first time, he reveals the shocking details of their training--physically severe, mentally grueling, and sometimes deadly.   And he dares to expose some of their highly confidential codes and rules--including the one that sanctions murder.

This is the story of the fighting men of the SAS.  Here is how they live.   And here is how they die...

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm by Jim Laurier

2012-12-18T00:30:00-05:00

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Written by Lon Nordeen
Illustrated by Jim Laurier

eBook, 96 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military - Aviation; History - Military - Persian Gulf War; History - Modern - 20th Century | $15.95 | 978-1-78200-838-5 (1-78200-838-1)

In the 1970s the USMC bought the AV-8A Harrier from the UK to test V/STOL concepts for close air support. A successful funding battle was subsequently fought in the 1980s to secure military, political and economic support to expand this concept to develop and field the second generation AV-8B Harrier II from the late 1980s onward. The AV-8B was, and still is, the only tactical aircraft that could deploy with Marine forces on amphibious assault ships and provide air cover and close air support separate from large deck aircraft carriers. When Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, a coalition of nations launched Operation Desert Shield in order to defend Saudi Arabia. The Harrier II was among the first tactical air assets to be deployed to the region to support ground forces in their efforts to halt the advance of Iraqi forces at the border with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. During Operation Desert Storm, the five units flying the AV-8B in-theatre became some of the top tactical squadrons of choice by air mission planners for allied battlefield preparation and close air support. This was due to the AV-8B's capabilities, proximity to the battle zone and the proven abilities of Marine pilots and forward air controllers, who were closely integrated with ground forces and knew their business so well. The untold story of the AV-8B in this conflict is vividly brought to life by the author through firsthand accounts and period photography sourced from those that were there, as well as official archives. This is planned to be the first of three volumes on USMC Harrier IIs in combat, with follow-on titles covering the jet's operations in Iraq in 2003-08 and Afghanistan in 2001-2009.

F-117 Stealth Fighter Units of Operation Desert Storm by Mark Styling

2012-11-20T00:30:00-05:00

F-117 Stealth Fighter Units of Operation Desert Storm
Written by Warren Thompson
Illustrated by Mark Styling

eBook, 96 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military - Aviation; History - Modern - 20th Century; History - Military - Persian Gulf War | $15.95 | 978-1-78200-679-4 (1-78200-679-6)

During the final years of the 20th century, the most significant break-through in military weaponry was the concept of Stealth technology, and the first mass-produced weapon to utilize this to perfection was the F-117 Nighthawk. Originally delivered in 1982, its existence was officially denied until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, when it entered the public spotlight over the skies of Baghdad. Illustrated with stunning color photographs of the F-117 above Iraq, and complemented by numerous personal accounts from the pilots themselves, this book explores the history and combat experience of one of the most secretive planes ever built.

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm by Jim Laurier

2011-10-18T00:30:00-05:00

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Written by Lon Nordeen
Illustrated by Jim Laurier

Trade Paperback, 96 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military - Aviation; History - Military - Persian Gulf War; History - Modern - 20th Century | $22.95 | 978-1-84908-444-4 (1-84908-444-0)

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

2009-06-02T00:30:00-05:00

The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins

Trade Paperback, 384 pages | Vintage | History - Military - Iraq War (2003-); History - Military - Persian Gulf War; Biography & Autobiography | $15.95 | 978-0-307-27944-6 (0-307-27944-8)

National Bestseller

One of the Best Books of the Year:

New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, and Time

An instant classic of war reporting, The Forever War is the definitive account of America's conflict with Islamic fundamentalism and a searing exploration of its human costs. Through the eyes of Filkins, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, we witness the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, the aftermath of the attack on New York on September 11th, and the American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Filkins is the only American journalist to have reported on all these events, and his experiences are conveyed in a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters and astonishing scenes.

Brilliant and fearless, The Forever War is not just about America's wars after 9/11, but about the nature of war itself.

The Forever War by Robertson Dean

2008-09-23T00:30:00-05:00

The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins
Read by Robertson Dean

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | History - Military - Persian Gulf War | $22.50 | 978-1-4159-5782-0 (1-4159-5782-7)

From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable audiobook that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prize-winning New York Times correspondent, we witness the remarkable chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, continued with the attacks of 9/11, and moved on to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Filkins’s narrative moves across a vast and various landscape of amazing characters and astonishing scenes: a public amputation performed by the Taliban, children frolicking in minefields, skies streaked white by the contrails of B-52’s, a night’s sleep in the rubble of Ground Zero. We venture into a torture chamber run by Saddam Hussein. We go into the homes of suicide bombers, meet Iraqi insurgents, and an American captain who loses a quarter of his men in eight days.

The Forever War allows us a visceral understanding of today’s battlefields and of the experiences of the people on the ground, warriors and innocents alike. It is a brilliant, fearless work, not just about America’s wars after 9/11, but ultimately about the nature of war itself.

From the Compact Disc edition.

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

2008-09-16T00:30:00-05:00

The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins
Read by Dexter Filkins

Abridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | History - Military - Persian Gulf War | $15.00 | 978-0-7393-7061-2 (0-7393-7061-8)

From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgetable audiobook that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prize-winning New York Times correspondent, we witness the remarkable chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, continued with the attacks of 9/11, and moved on to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Filkins’s narrative moves across a vast and various landscape of amazing characters and astonishing scenes: a public amputation performed by Taliban, children frolicking in minefields, skies streaked white by the contrails of B-52’s, a night’s sleep in the rubble of Ground Zero. We venture into a torture chamber run by Saddam Hussein. We go into the homes of suicide bombers, meet Iraqi insurgents, and an American captain who loses a quarter of his men in eight days.

Like no other audiobook, The Forever War allows us a visceral understanding of today’s battlefields and of the experiences of the people on the ground, warriors and innocents alike. It is a brilliant, fearless work, not just about America’s wars after 9/11, but ultimately about the nature of war itself.

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

2008-09-16T00:30:00-05:00

The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins

eBook | Vintage | History - Military - Persian Gulf War | $11.99 | 978-0-307-27034-4 (0-307-27034-3)

National Bestseller

One of the Best Books of the Year:

New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, and Time

Brilliant and fearless, The Forever War is not just about America's wars after 9/11, but about the nature of war itself.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Baghdad Diaries by Nuha al-Radi

2007-12-18T00:30:00-05:00

Baghdad Diaries A Woman's Chronicle of War and Exile
Written by Nuha al-Radi

eBook, 224 pages | Vintage | Biography & Autobiography - Women; Political Science - International Relations; History - Military - Persian Gulf War | $8.99 | 978-0-307-42490-7 (0-307-42490-1)

In this often moving, sometimes wry account of life in Baghdad during the first war on Iraq and in exile in the years following, Iraqi-born, British-educated artist Nuha al-Radi shows us the effects of war on ordinary people. She recounts the day-to-day realities of living in a city under siege, where food has to be consumed or thrown out because there is no way to preserve it, where eventually people cannot sleep until the nightly bombing commences, where packs of stray dogs roam the streets (and provide her own dog Salvi with a harem) and rats invade homes. Through it all, al-Radi works at her art and gathers with neighbors and family for meals and other occasions, happy and sad.

In the wake of the war, al-Radi lives in semi-exile, shuttling between Beirut and Amman, travelling to New York, London, Mexico and Yemen. As she suffers the indignities of being an Iraqi in exile, al-Radi immerses us in a way of life constricted by the stress and effects of war and embargoes, giving texture to a reality we have only been able to imagine before now. But what emanates most vibrantly from these diaries is the spirit of endurance and the celebration of the smallest of life’s joys.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

First In by Gary Schroen

2007-05-01T00:30:00-05:00

First In An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
Written by Gary Schroen

Paperback, 416 pages | Presidio Press | History - Military - Persian Gulf War; Biography & Autobiography - Military; History - Military | $7.99 | 978-0-345-49661-4 (0-345-49661-2)

While America held its breath in the days immediately following 9/11, a small but determined group of CIA agents covertly began to change history. This is the riveting first-person account of the treacherous top-secret mission inside Afghanistan to set the stage for the defeat of the Taliban and launch the war on terror.

As thrilling as any novel, First In is a uniquely intimate look at a mission that began the U.S. retaliation against terrorism–and reclaimed the country of Afghanistan for its people.

From the Hardcover edition.

First In by Gary Schroen

2006-05-02T00:30:00-05:00

First In An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
Written by Gary Schroen

Trade Paperback, 400 pages | Presidio Press | History - Military - Persian Gulf War; Biography & Autobiography - Military; History - Military | $16.00 | 978-0-89141-875-7 (0-89141-875-X)

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005 by Jim Laurier

2006-02-28T00:30:00-05:00

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Lee Ray and Jim Laurier

Trade Paperback, 48 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military; History - Military - Persian Gulf War | $17.95 | 978-1-84176-947-9 (1-84176-947-9)

Storm on the Horizon by David Morris

2005-08-30T00:30:00-05:00

Storm on the Horizon Khafji--The Battle That Changed the Course of the Gulf War
Written by David Morris

Paperback, 400 pages | Presidio Press | History - Military - Persian Gulf War; Biography & Autobiography - Military; History - Modern - 20th Century | $6.99 | 978-0-345-48153-5 (0-345-48153-4)

On January 29, 1991, Saddam Hussein hurled three crack armored divisions into Saudi Arabia, determined to stop the American attempt to liberate Kuwait before it began. Caught without warning in the path of the Iraqi juggernaut were small groups of U.S. Marines and Special Forces soldiers, their weapons no match for the Iraqi tanks bearing down on them.

Based on scores of firsthand reports and newly declassified documents, Storm on the Horizon is a riveting account of how these elite fighting men not only escaped the Iraqi onslaught but fought their way to victory with true American grit. From the ferocious desert attacks to the desperate street fighting in Khafji, Marine David Morris captures the ordeal through the eyes of men who fought it, giving readers a front-row seat to the bloodiest battle of the Gulf War.

First In by Gary Schroen

2005-05-10T00:30:00-05:00

First In How Seven CIA Officers Opened the War on Terror in Afghanistan
Written by Gary Schroen

eBook | Presidio Press | History - Military - Persian Gulf War; Biography & Autobiography - Military; History - Military | $7.99 | 978-0-345-48459-8 (0-345-48459-2)

Baghdad Diaries by Nuha al-Radi

2003-05-06T00:30:00-05:00

Baghdad Diaries A Woman's Chronicle of War and Exile
Written by Nuha al-Radi

Trade Paperback, 224 pages | Vintage | Biography & Autobiography - Women; Political Science - International Relations; History - Military - Persian Gulf War | $12.00 | 978-1-4000-7525-6 (1-4000-7525-4)

The Threatening Storm by Kenneth Pollack

2003-03-25T00:30:00-05:00

The Threatening Storm What Every American Needs to Know Before an Invasion in Iraq
Written by Kenneth Pollack

eBook, 528 pages | Random House | Political Science - International Security; History - Military - Persian Gulf War; History - Military - Iraq War (2003-) | $14.99 | 978-1-58836-341-1 (1-58836-341-4)

In The Threatening Storm, Kenneth M. Pollack, one of the world’s leading experts on Iraq, provides a masterly insider’s perspective on the crucial issues facing the United States as it moves toward a new confrontation with Saddam Hussein.

For the past fifteen years, as an analyst on Iraq for the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, Kenneth Pollack has studied Saddam as closely as anyone else in the United States. In 1990, he was one of only three CIA analysts to predict the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. As the principal author of the CIA’s history of Iraqi military strategy and operations during the Gulf War, Pollack gained rare insight into the methods and workings of what he believes to be the most brutal regime since Stalinist Russia.

Examining all sides of the debate and bringing a keen eye to the military and geopolitical forces at work, Pollack ultimately comes to this controversial conclusion: through our own mistakes, the perfidy of others, and Saddam’s cunning, the United States is left with few good policy options regarding Iraq. Increasingly, the option that makes the most sense is for the United States to launch a full-scale invasion, eradicate Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction, and rebuild Iraq as a prosperous and stable society—for the good of the United States, the Iraqi people, and the entire region.

Pollack believed for many years that the United States could prevent Saddam from threatening the stability of the Persian Gulf and the world through containment—a combination of sanctions and limited military operations. Here, Pollack explains why containment is no longer effective, and why other policies intended to deter Saddam ultimately pose a greater risk than confronting him now, before he gains possession of nuclear weapons and returns to his stated goal of dominating the Gulf region. “It is often said that war should be employed only in the last resort,” Pollack writes. “I reluctantly believe that in the case of the threat from Iraq, we have come to the last resort.”

Offering a view of the region that has the authority and force of an intelligence report, Pollack outlines what the leaders of neighboring Arab countries are thinking, what is necessary to gain their support for an invasion, how a successful U.S. operation would be mounted, what the likely costs would be, and how Saddam might react. He examines the state of Iraq today—its economy, its armed forces, its political system, the status of its weapons of mass destruction as best we understand them, and the terrifying security apparatus that keeps Saddam in power. Pollack also analyzes the last twenty years of relations between the United States and Iraq to explain how the two countries reached the unhappy standoff that currently prevails.

Commanding in its insights and full of detailed information about how leaders on both sides will make their decisions, The Threatening Storm is an essential guide to understanding what may be the crucial foreign policy challenge of our time.

From the Hardcover edition.

Martyrs' Day by Michael Kelly

2001-12-26T00:30:00-05:00

Martyrs' Day Chronicle of a Small War
Written by Michael Kelly

Trade Paperback, 384 pages | Vintage | History - Military - Persian Gulf War; History - Middle East | $14.00 | 978-1-4000-3036-1 (1-4000-3036-6)

Storm over Iraq by Richard Hallion

1997-03-17T00:30:00-05:00

Storm over Iraq Air Power and the Gulf War
Written by Richard Hallion

Trade Paperback, 386 pages | Smithsonian Books | History - Military - Persian Gulf War; History - Military - Aviation | $19.95 | 978-1-56098-723-9 (1-56098-723-5)

An incisive account of the Persian Gulf War, Storm Over Iraq shows how the success of Operation Desert Storm was the product of two decades of profound changes in the American approach to defense, military doctrine, and combat operations. The first detailed analysis of why the Gulf War could be fought the way it was, the book examines the planning and preparation for war. Richard P. Hallion argues that the ascendancy of precision air power in warfare—which fulfilled the promise that air power had held for more than seventy-five years—reflects the revolutionary adaptation of a war strategy that targets things rather than people, allowing one to control an opposing nation without destroying it.

Random House New Releases - History - Military - Persian Gulf War

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005 by Lee Ray

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005 Written by Steven Zaloga Illustrated by Lee Ray

Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab

Bravo Two Zero The Harrowing True Story of a Special Forces Patrol Behind the Lines in IraqWritten by Andy McNab

Immediate Action by Andy McNab

Immediate Action Written by Andy McNab

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm by Jim Laurier

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Written by Lon Nordeen Illustrated by Jim Laurier

F-117 Stealth Fighter Units of Operation Desert Storm by Mark Styling

F-117 Stealth Fighter Units of Operation Desert Storm Written by Warren Thompson Illustrated by Mark Styling

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm by Jim Laurier

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Written by Lon Nordeen Illustrated by Jim Laurier

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War Written by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War by Robertson Dean

The Forever War Written by Dexter Filkins Read by Robertson Dean

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War Written by Dexter Filkins Read by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War Written by Dexter Filkins

Baghdad Diaries by Nuha al-Radi

Baghdad Diaries A Woman's Chronicle of War and ExileWritten by Nuha al-Radi

First In by Gary Schroen

First In An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in AfghanistanWritten by Gary Schroen

First In by Gary Schroen

First In An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in AfghanistanWritten by Gary Schroen

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005 by Jim Laurier

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005 Written by Steven Zaloga Illustrated by Lee Ray and Jim Laurier

Storm on the Horizon by David Morris

Storm on the Horizon Khafji--The Battle That Changed the Course of the Gulf WarWritten by David Morris

First In by Gary Schroen

First In How Seven CIA Officers Opened the War on Terror in AfghanistanWritten by Gary Schroen

Baghdad Diaries by Nuha al-Radi

Baghdad Diaries A Woman's Chronicle of War and ExileWritten by Nuha al-Radi

The Threatening Storm by Kenneth Pollack

The Threatening Storm What Every American Needs to Know Before an Invasion in IraqWritten by Kenneth Pollack

Martyrs' Day by Michael Kelly

Martyrs' Day Chronicle of a Small WarWritten by Michael Kelly

Storm over Iraq by Richard Hallion

Storm over Iraq Air Power and the Gulf WarWritten by Richard Hallion

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Lee Ray

Bravo Two Zero The Harrowing True Story of a Special Forces Patrol Behind the Lines in Iraq
Written by Andy McNab

Immediate Action
Written by Andy McNab

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Written by Lon Nordeen
Illustrated by Jim Laurier

F-117 Stealth Fighter Units of Operation Desert Storm
Written by Warren Thompson
Illustrated by Mark Styling

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Written by Lon Nordeen
Illustrated by Jim Laurier

The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins
Read by Robertson Dean

The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins
Read by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins

Baghdad Diaries A Woman's Chronicle of War and Exile
Written by Nuha al-Radi

First In An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
Written by Gary Schroen

First In An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
Written by Gary Schroen

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Lee Ray and Jim Laurier

Storm on the Horizon Khafji--The Battle That Changed the Course of the Gulf War
Written by David Morris

First In How Seven CIA Officers Opened the War on Terror in Afghanistan
Written by Gary Schroen

Baghdad Diaries A Woman's Chronicle of War and Exile
Written by Nuha al-Radi

The Threatening Storm What Every American Needs to Know Before an Invasion in Iraq
Written by Kenneth Pollack

Martyrs' Day Chronicle of a Small War
Written by Michael Kelly

Storm over Iraq Air Power and the Gulf War
Written by Richard Hallion