Pierwsza wojna iracka 1990-1991 : doświadczenia i wnioski

The author outlines the experiences resulting from the first war in the Gulf and tries to answer the questions concerning the genesis of the war, why its outbreak surprised the superpowers in spite of Hussain’s threats addressed to Iraq’s neighbours. After analysing the whole political situation and combat potentials of the two sides, the author draw a conclusion that it is entirely justified to claim that the Gulf war was the first conflict adequate to the 21st century or the first conflict of the state-of-the art technologies.