The mother of all battles : Saddam Hussein's strategic plan for the Persian Gulf War / Kevin M. Woods.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-343) and index.

Chapter I. An Overview of the GulfWar from the U.S. Perspective -- The Diplomatic Background -- The Air War -- The Ground War -- Chapter II. The "Victory" at al-Khafji -- Chapter III. The Beginning: Saddam's Narrative -- A Long View -- The Iran-Iraq War as Precursor -- The Coming War of the Elephant -- Chapter IV. Saddam's Strategic Calculations -- Kuwait -- Chapter V. Restoring the Branch to the Tree -- Planning an Invasion -- Yum al-Nida (Day of the Great Call)-The Invasion -- The Republican Guard's Blitzkrieg -- Chapter VI. Occupation and Consolidation -- A New Historical Juncture -- Extending Ba'ath Control -- Reaction and Iraqi Counteraction -- The Americans -- Chapter VII. The Iraqi Plan for the Defense of Kuwait -- Assessing the Coalition Threat -- Preparing a Naval Defense -- Chapter VIII. Um Al-Ma'arik (The Mother of All Battles) -- The End-of-the-Epic Duel -- Chapter IX. Iraqi Lessons Learned -- Selected Iraqi Military Lessons -- Chapter X. Saddam's Strategic Lessons of the War -- Saddam's Analysis of His Adversary -- Epilogue: Insights from the Iraqi Perspective -- Appendix A. Timeline -- Appendix B. Key Personalities -- U.S. Government Publications -- Harmony Media Files -- Harmony Document Folders.