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Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815
The Napoleonic Wars were a continuation of the French Revolutionary Wars led and dominated by Napoleon Bonaparte since 1796 and kick-off the start of the 19th Century.
http://www.intriguing-history.com/historic-themes/wars-battles-campaigns/napoleonic-wars/
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United States History: Desert Storm
Operation Desert Storm, popularly known as the first Gulf War, was the successful U.S.-Allied response to Iraq's attempt to overwhelm neighboring Kuwait. Kuwait's liberation in 1991 brought to the battlefield a new era of military technology. Nearly all battles were aerial and ground combat within Iraq, Kuwait, and outlying areas of Saudi Arabia.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2020.html
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Desert Storm, the Last Classic War - WSJ
Twenty-five years after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the lessons of the Gulf War remain urgent, even in today's chaotic Middle East.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/desert-storm-the-last-classic-war-1438354990
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Operation Desert Storm - US History
The first major foreign crisis for the United States after the end of the Cold War presented itself in August 1990. Saddam Hussein, the dictator of Iraq, ordered his army across the border into tiny Kuwait. This was no ordinary act of aggression. Iraq's army was well equipped.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/60a.asp
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Gulf War Fast Facts - CNN
Here's a look at what you need to know about the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. In response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the United States and other countries launched a military operation known as Operation Desert Storm.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/world/meast/gulf-war-fast-facts
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The Gulf War - Military
On July 17, 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein accused Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates of flooding the world oil market. Specifically, he accused Kuwait for stealing oil from a disputed supply, the Rumaila oil field which ran beneath both countries, and thus waging "economic war" against Iraq. On August 2, 1990, Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied Kuwait.
http://www.military.com/Resources/HistorySubmittedFileView?file=history_gulfwar.htm
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The First Gulf War - Short History - Department History - Office of the Historian
Of all the policy successes during this era, the Department of State and President Bush are most clearly associated with the successful effort to roll back the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/firstgulf
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The Gulf War - PBS Frontline
Marking the fifth anniversary of the war with Iraq, frontline investigates what really happened during the invasion of Kuwait, the months of diplomatic maneuvering, the air war and ground assault, and the post-war rebellion inside Iraq.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/
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Gulf War Weapons (Desert Storm) - Military Factory
Listing of all weapons used during the Persian Gulf War of 1991.
http://www.militaryfactory.com/battles/weapons-of-desert-storm.asp
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Persian Gulf War, Facts and Summary - History
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990. Alarmed by these actions, fellow Arab powers such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt called on the United States and other Western nations to intervene.
http://www.history.com/topics/persian-gulf-war
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Gulf War - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The Gulf War (2 August 1990 - 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm in its combat phase, was a war - in the Persian Gulf region - waged by coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War
