Osprey Battles and Histories : Desert Desert Storm Sea Power : The Coalition and Iraqi Navies

When Iraq invaded the sovereign state of Kuwait in the early hours of 2 August 1990 the United Nations immediately condemned the invasion and sanctioned the use of force to remove the Iraquis from Kuwait. On 17 January 1991 Operation Desert Shield was initiated. Text by Peter Gilchrist.

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• Argentina
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• France
• Germany
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• Iraq
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