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PIECES OF THE PUZZLE
This resource page is an index of all the elements of this project, including the documents, photos, video, maps used to tell the story.
I N T R O D U C T I O N
| The foreword written by The Washington Post's Rick Atkinson provides project context and historical background on Desert Storm. Atkinson, an assistant managing editor, covered the Defense Department and the Persian Gulf War and is author of Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War.
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A N A L Y S I S
The analysis is William Arkin's in-depth assessment of the attacks and damage of the 1991 Baghdad air war, plus:
Rebuttals from Gen. Charles Horner, air war commander of the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
Brief descriptions of targets hit by the airstrikes, providing background and context for these critical locations.
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P H O T O S
List of photos of targets hit in Baghdad during the Gulf War.
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V I D E O
Video clips of Desert Storm, including never-before-aired footage of Saddam Hussein touring a burning oil refinery during the war.
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A I R S T R I K E S
Databases of targets hit by U.S. Air Force airstrikes during the 42-day war.
An interactive map showing the 42 targets hit by the U.S. military with links to photographs of individual targets.
A battle calendar showing the attack dates.
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D O C U M E N T S
A collection of declassified material and previously top secret documents, as well as interviews and essays by the leading Air Force officers.
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| A R C H I V E
The Washington Post's coverage of the Persian Gulf War.
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