Gulf War TV War
Gulf War TV War was made in one of Auder's usual domestic modes: filming his TV, in which he documents American television news during the run-up to the first Gulf War, a mixture of crass propaganda and feeble journalism
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Gulf War TV War was made in one of Auder's usual domestic modes: filming his TV, in which he documents American television news during the run-up to the first Gulf War, a mixture of crass propaganda and feeble journalism
They came in the dead of night. Iraqi troops and tanks - hundreds of them - pouring over the desert border. Americans awoke to the news on August 2nd, 1990: Iraq had invaded Kuwait. The White House responded quickly. By
TV doc about military training in the first Gulf War.
Revisiting Jean Baudrillard’s provocative claim that “The Gulf War did not take place,” the film reactivates archival material 30 years later, uncovering a chaotic and human reality behind the media spectacle.
On the eve of Operation Desert Storm in the first Gulf War, the Italian government deployed eight Tornado Fighter-bombers. Gianmarco Bellini was one of these pilots. He was shot down, captured, and abused, but returned a
Many veterans of both Gulf Wars have returned from service in Iraq with a variety of symptoms that have become collectively known as Gulf War Syndrome.
In 1991, John Heroux served in Operation Desert Storm, piloting one of forty F16 Fighter Planes sent in to target large manufacturing facilities deep inside Iraq. Looking back on these missions, John explains that pilots
The second Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 represents in the collective Arab memory a turning point in regards to the Arab nationalism’s self-perception as well as a moment of deep historical and existential insecurity. Five
In the early morning hours of February 24, 1991, the coalition forces launch a ground attack against Iraqi forces in Kuwait and Iraq. In a rapid 3-day drive, the Desert Storm forces routed the Iraqi Armed Forces. Listen
On January 16, 1991 the combined forces of the multi-national coalition in the Persian Gulf launched a massive air attack against the Iraqi Armed Forces in Iraq and occupied Kuwait. This program looks at the conduct of t
On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait prompting a coalition of forces led by the United States to build up in the Gulf region in preparation for conflict with the largest and most battle-hardened Arab army. This programm
The Gulf War of 1991 ended in an overwhelming victory for the allied coalition forces. Concluding the quartet of War in the Gulf documentaries, "Desert Victory" goes beyond simply recounting the events of the war by anal
The story of the air war in the first Gulf War as described by generals Horner, Profitt, Tenoso, and Glosson.
Democratic, pro-Western Iraqi Kurds are forward thinking, sensitive to women's rights, effective in the fight against ISIS and an important role in the 2 Gulf Wars. They stand on the threshold of an independent state and
An examination of the aftermath of Desert Storm and how servicemen and women were affected by it medically.
Journalist Maggie O’Kane returns to Iraq five years after Desert Storm to try to understand why she was not able to report the war freely and to investigate some of the stories which did not stand up.