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Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
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Ryan Mair
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Persian Gulf War Pamphlets must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Persian Gulf War Pamphlets, Ms2015-016, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
Persian Gulf War Pamphlets was donated to Special Collections in 1992.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Persian Gulf War Pamphlets was completed in June 2015.
Historical Note
The Persian Gulf War was fought from August 1990 to February 1991. In that time a multinational Coalition of Forces led by the United States to expel Iraq forces from the nation of Kuwait.
Scope and Content note
Persian Gulf War Pamphlets consists of six 3" x 6" pamphlets printed in Arabic to urge the surrender of the Iraqi Army to the Coalition Forces. Two pamphlets have cartoons depicting destruction of the Iraqi Army. Several pamphlets display the flags of the nations that make of the Coalition Forces that promise to liberate Kuwait. These pamphlets were dropped by U.S. aircraft into Iraq during the war.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by type of material.