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Overview
From the lethal fireworks that lit the sky over Baghdad on the war's first night to the elation with which Kuwait's citizens greeted their liberators-and the horror with which they counted their dead-Michael Kelly managed to be present at every critical moment of the Gulf War. He also managed to see it with a sharpness and candor that escaped most other observers. In this award-winning book, Kelly re-creates the Gulf War as tragedy, black comedy, and grand guignol, writing with daring, passion, and razor-edged observation.Synopsis
From the lethal fireworks that lit the sky over Baghdad on the war's first night to the elation with which Kuwait's citizens greeted their liberators-and the horror with which they counted their dead-Michael Kelly managed to be present at every critical moment of the Gulf War. He also managed to see it with a sharpness and candor that escaped most other observers. In this award-winning book, Kelly re-creates the Gulf War as tragedy, black comedy, and grand guignol, writing with daring, passion, and razor-edged observation.
Library Journal
This eyewitness account differs from the many other books on the Persian Gulf War in that it deals primarily with human-interest elements rather than military matters. Kelly, a journalist who traveled extensively in the countries that were affected by the Gulf conflict, chronicles the vagaries of the war and its impact on the lives of the people in a revealing and disturbing text. The narrative line is lively and easy to follow. Readers may want to compare this book with Ramsey Clark's The Fire This Time ( LJ 12/92) for a contrasting perspective; Kelly's book is less critical of U.S. policy. Recommended for general readers and public libraries.-- Nader Entessar, Spring Hill Coll., Mobile, Ala.