Military Lessons of the Gulf War presents an authoritative international perspective on the military, operational, and technological aspects of the Gulf War together with the political, foreign policy and strategic considerations. This unique bridge between the military and political viewpoints makes it an invaluable work of reference to set the war in the context of its time and to chart its implications for the future. The contributors go on to discuss major aspects of the war, including indications and warning, intelligence, command and control, electronic warfare, logistics, control of the media, terrorism, the question of justification for the war, and its effects on participating nations. The use of electronic warfare in the Gulf War was unprecedented, and its importance is here expertly analysed; new weapons systems such as JSTARS and Stealth proved their worth. With its comprehensive survey of such matters and their possible influence on political and military thinking in the future, Military Lessons of the Gulf War is an invaluable reference guide to this pivotal conflic