The Generals' War

Bernard E. Trainor · first published 1995 · ISBN 9780316321723

This book provides an insider's view of how the 1991 Persian Gulf War was planned and executed from the Pentagon through the field commands. Drawing on classified documents and extensive interviews with senior military and political leadership, the authors reveal the tensions between generals like Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf and their civilian overseers. The narrative exposes how military strategy shaped an operation that achieved tactical victory but failed to remove Saddam Hussein from power.