The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East is a book published in 2005 by the English journalist Robert Fisk. The book is based on many of the articles Fisk wrote when he was serv
The dust jacket of the 2005 UK edition
The first two chapters of the book focus on Fisk's first hand accounts of the first year of the Soviet–Afghan War. Above, Soviet Spetsnaz prepare for a military operation.
An Iranian soldier wearing a gas mask during the Iran–Iraq War.
Aftermath of the Gulf War
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The aftermath of Gulf War saw drastic and profoundly significant political, cultural, and social change across the Middle East and even outside those that were directly involved.
The Great War for Civilisation
…chapter's title points at the repercussions that the United Nations sanctions against Iraq had on the civilian population. 18. The Plague deals with the unusual illnesses which plagued the Iraqi public after the war. 19. Now Thrive the Armourers... is an incursion into the world of the manufacturers of "all nationalities, all faiths, all follies, all causes and all…
An armored bulldozer similar to the ones used in the attack.
Oil well fires rage outside Kuwait City in 1991