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Give war a chance : eyewitness accounts of mankind's struggle against tyranny, injustice and alcohol-free beer

by P. J. O'Rourke

Beginning with commentary on contemporary news events, this volume provides a brief history of the Middle East alongside a day-to-day chronicle of the first Gulf War, from waiting in the Saudi desert to the final victory march into Kuwait City.

Accession 6526 ISBN 0330325361 Publisher Pan
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