From September 1990 to June 1991, the UK deployed 53,462 military personnel in the Gulf War. After the end of the conflict anecdotal reports of various disorders affecting troops who fought in the Gulf began to surface. This mysterious illness was given the name Gulf War SyndromeA.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-252) and index.

Introduction -- Part I-GWS Explanatory Models -- CH 1-'Desert rats, not lab rats' -- CH 2-Chains of causation, chains of knowledge -- Part II-Bodies and Boundaries -- CH 3-Leaky bodies -- CH 4-'We are the enemy' -- Part III-Gulf War Syndrome as Unique Illness -- CH 5-Veteran's associations -- CH 6-The disappearing man -- CH 7-Impotent warriors -- CH 8-GWS ans world trade centre syndrome -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Bibliography -- Index.