In August, 1990, Iraqi military forces invaded the neighboring nation of Kuwait, the large Iraqi army quickly overwhelmed the small Kuwaiti armed forces. Under President George H.W. Bush, the United States assembled a global coalition of concerned nations, first to defend Saudi Arabia against further Iraqi aggression, then to eject the Iraqi military from Kuwait. This work describes the role of the U.S. Marine Corps in the conflict.

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Background to a flashpoint -- Kuwait invaded -- Desert shield -- Preparing for war -- The air war -- Preludes to al-Khafji -- The battle of al-Khafji -- The final preparations -- Breaking the Saddam line -- Liberating Kuwait -- Standing down after victory.