Publisher's Synopsis
Popular wisdom has it that the first Gulf conflict was Nintendo War, fought by comically mismatched opponents. However, there was a moment when the U.S. stood toe-to-toe against the world's fourth largest standing army, a force considered invincible by its neighbours. The threat of biological or chemical attack was immediate. Scud missiles were falling like rain. Pundits such as Phil Donahue predicted U.S. casualties upwards of 30,000.
Amidst this charged atmosphere, a month before the Allied ground offensive was set to roll, Saddam Hussein launched the largest Iraqi offensive of the war with three of his best heavy divisions. His goal was to capture Khafji in full view of CNN and undercut the Allies resolve. David Morris tells the story of the ragtag band of U.S. Marines and airmen who stopped Saddam's plan dead in its tracks.
