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The Gulf War view detail comment email this

This PBS Frontline site offers interviews with political decision makers and military commanders key to the Gulf War, a chronology of events, and maps of attacks, as well as photos and detailed information on aircraft, ground/space systems, and munitions used during the conflict.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/
Topics: Diseases & Conditions, History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, United States History, Wars & Conflicts
Last updated Sep 26, 2004


Last Battle of the Gulf War view detail comment email this

This site is a companion to a 1998 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about "what's behind the bitter Gulf War Syndrome controversy." The site explores whether this illness came from exposures to chemicals, vaccines, and biological agents during the war or from psychological stress. It features interviews with doctors and politicians, analysis, excerpts from documents, veterans' stories, and an evaluation of the role of the media. Includes links to related sites.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/syndrome/
Topics: Diseases & Conditions, History, Infectious Diseases, United States History, Wars & Conflicts
Last updated Mar 28, 2006


RAC-GWVI: Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses view detail comment email this

"The Committee is charged with reviewing previous medical research and other relevant medical knowledge, and with making recommendations for future research." The site features information for researchers, and documents such as the report released in November 2004 that concludes that there is a probable link between exposure to chemical weapons and the Gulf War veterans' illnesses. Includes links to related sites.
http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/
Topics: Diseases & Conditions, History, United States History, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts, Weapons
Last updated Nov 15, 2004




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