In response, the United States led the world community in a coalition of 34 nations in what became known as Operation Desert Storm-a violent air and ground campaign to eject the Iraqis from Kuwait. Undeterred by the rhetoric, the Iraqi dictator massed his forces along the Saudi Arabian border and dared the world to stop him.
Who knew if America’s untested forces could be shipped across the world and then contest the battle-hardened Iraqis on their home ground? The Kuwaitis had collapsed easily enough, but the invasion drew fierce condemnation from the United Nations, which demanded Hussein’s withdrawal. The Iraqi Army, after its long war with Iran, had more combat experience than the US Army. On the morning of August 2, 1990, Iraqi armored divisions invaded the tiny emirate of Kuwait. Finally the new US M1A1 tank would see how it fared against the vaunted Soviet-built T-72. But once the Cold War between the superpowers waned, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein provided the chance with his invasion of Kuwait. McMaster.Īs a new generation of main battle tanks came onto the line during the 1980s, neither the United States nor the USSR had the chance to pit them in combat. A riveting true story of tank warfare in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm under the command of Captain H.
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