Give War a Chance

Give War a Chance

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Author: P. J. O'Rourke

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 256


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 a 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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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: P. J. O'Rourke

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 256


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 a 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".