The night of August 2, 1990, stands out as one of the most peculiar in this era. Between midnight and dawn, world leaders were jolted awake by the news of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Pierre Salinger, a former White House spokesman and leading ABC television network correspondent in Europe and the Middle East, along with Eric Laurent, an esteemed journalist, worked together to gather secret files about the conflict that placed the entire globe on the brink. In this book, we are taken inside Saddam Hussein's stronghold, hear Bush's orders at the American intervention force command base, and witness the final dinner hosted by the Saudi king to reconcile opposing brothers. Three days post-invasion, we join them in the Iraqi president's office, where great effort was made to reassure the American envoy. We follow daily the unfolding of complexities, shifts, vendettas, secret meetings, and diplomatic dances, as history seemingly unfolds before our eyes, leading us into a war no one expected. Publishing house: Al Maktaba Press for Distribution and Publishing. Number of Pages: 290. Year of publication: 1991.