Give War a Chance by P J O'rourke

Give War a Chance by P J O'rourke

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Provides comments on the people, places and events behind the newspaper headlines and an account of the Gulf War. Beginning with a history of the Middle East, he delivers a chronicle of the tedium of waiting for war in the Saudi desert, ending with an account of the victory march into Kuwait city.

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Give War a Chance by P J O'rourke

Opening with an introduction entitled "Hunting the Virtuous - and How to Clean and Skin Them", the author provides his own comments on the people, places and events behind the newspaper headlines, before launching into an account of the Gulf War. Beginning with a concise history of the Middle East, he delivers an day-to-day chronicle of the tedium of waiting for war in the Saudi desert, signing off with an eyewitness account of the victory march into Kuwait city. The author also wrote "Republican Party Reptile", "Holidays in Hell" and "Parliament of Whores".
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ISBN 13 9780330325356
ISBN 10 0330325353
Title Give War a Chance
Author P J O'rourke
Series Picador
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 1992-09-11
Number of pages 256
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