[ch]. 1. Drama in the desert: an overview of the crisis
[ch]. 2. War erupts in a storm: the continuation of diplomacy by air and on the ground
[ch]. 3. From Truman to Desert Storm: the rising eagle in the Persian Gulf
[ch]. 4. President Bush and Saddam Hussein: a classic case of individuals driving history
[ch]. 5. West arms a brutal dictator: can proliferation be controlled in the Post-Cold Ward world?
[ch]. 6. United Nations and collective security: was the Gulf War a model for the future?
[ch]. 7. Impact of the Gulf War: the operation was a success but the patient lived.
