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Title: Conflict Iraq: Weapons and Tactics of the U.S. and Iraqi Forces by David Miller ISBN: 0-7603-1592-2 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: A View to a Joke
Comment: If you are interested in warfare and the weapon systems then this authors name is probably familiar to you. He puts out more books then even Steven King, the guy never stops but I guess we keep buying them. Overall this is a flashy, colorful and easy to flip through book that describes at a high level the military capabilities of both the US and Iraqi with about five pages in the back about UK forces. If you are looking for a primer to help you understand what the armchair TV Generals are talking about then this is a good choice.

The thing that I kept chuckling about is just how badly equipped, trained and lead the Iraqi forces were. Here was a country that was getting the second best from the USSR with nothing new since 1990. I was just surprised anything still ran. Not to take anything away from the American military, but this book is a tail of the gang that cannot shoot straight with broken guns. The only reason Saddam's government must have stayed in power is that either his neighbors were happy to let the US keep beating him up or they were in worse shape then he was. The Taliban probably could match Iraqi, which is about how badly they were equipped. Then again, all it takes is a few people willing to die for a cause and a RPG to cause damage. Overall the book was somewhat interesting, but do not plan on it talking very long to read.

Rating: 3
Summary: UNITED STATES "One" / IRAQ "Zero"
Comment: This is not bad for the layman with an Interest in current events in the Middle-east. This book is by no means is an answer to all, but a very good crash course in the regional players and politics. The book only traces back the historical trail of these resent events to just prior to Desert Shield/Storm and does not go into detail of prior "blowback" to the current situation in the gulf. The book goes into some overview on WMD with emphases on chemicals/biological and the SCUD delivery system. Also all the major weapons, equipment and tactics of the Iraqi/U.S. possible upcoming land and Air campaigns are covered. As final word this book is by no means for the professional researcher or historian but for the average "Joe blow" glued to the TV watching this highly possible conflict with Iraq unfold on CNN/FOX news.