Desert Storm: The Weapons of War

On January 16, 1991, it began: the first microchip war. The U.S. & its allies unleashed the most massive concentration of high-tech weapons in history against Saddam Hussein & his million-man army in Iraq & occupied Kuwait. This book is a comprehensive account of the weapons on both sides & how they have been -- & will be, used in combat, from Saddam s MiGs & Scuds to the allies Stealth fighters & Patriots. Assembled by the editors of UPI & the photographers of Reuters, this is the most up-to-date account available of the tools of warfare in the Gulf. Black & white photos.