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Chapter One. Raid and counter-raid : Kuwait as a military solution - Riqqa maritime battle - Threats from the desert - I'm the wall - Internal threats - AlSareef Battle - Kuwait blockade 1901 - The Best Defense is a Good Offence - Enemy at our desert - Youssef Al Ibrahim last expedition - Jaw Leban - Hadiah Battle 1910 - Kuwait in World War 1 - Alahssa war 1915 - British blockade 1917 - Power struggle between Salim and Ibn Saud - Aljahra battle 1920 - The Last Bedouin Raid -- Chapter two. Protection without presence : I. Pre-independence - II. The elite force - III. Qasim's crisis 1961 : Iraqi Army Order of Battle - Kuwaiti Army Order of Battle - Operation Vantage 1961 - The cost of Operation Vantage 1961 - Arab League security forces - Arab forces battle order - IV. British intervention plans 1962-1971 : 1. TANTRUM PLAN 1962 ; Assessment of Kuwait Armed Forces - Assessment of the Arab League Force - Protection of Kuwait Airfield and the stockpile - The Tantrum Plan - Method of Intervention - Was Tantrum based on a real threat to Kuwait? - 2. FILMY PLAN 1962 ; Defense of vital military points 1962 - 3. British assessment 1962 - 4. Implications of the Iraqi - Kuwait Agreement in October 1963 ; Relaxing the states of readiness - The Kuwait stockpile - The Hire and Sale Agreements - 5. The Kuwait stockpile in 1966 ; Stockpile Problems - The R.A.F. Stockpile - Type T Radar Convey - Saladin - Tank Spares and Repairs - Did it really worth the political trouble? - 6. An attempt to assassinate the Amir 1964 ; Iraqi military maneuvers 1964 - 7. DOMINO PLAN 1967 ; Scope of the plan - Iraqi Capability - Kuwaiti Capability - Basic Criteria for Successful Intervention by Air - British Forces to be employed - Concept of Operation - Ground Control Organization in Kuwait - Propositioning of the British Forces - Concept of Operation - 8. MADRONA PLAN 1968 ; Concept of operation - RAF Stockpile Kuwait - Threat and capabilities of Iraq and Kuwait - Iraqi Forces - Kuwaiti Forces - 9. Epigon PLAN 1969 ; The Kuwait Army - The Kuwait Air Force - VI. Termination of the Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1961 -- Chapter 3. Kuwait military organization : 1. Organization : A. Personnel administration and manpower (G-1) ; Personal , Conscription - B. Military justice - C. Intelligence (G-2) - D. Operations (G3) - E. Logistics (G4) - F. Army combat engineers - G. Forming a Task Force - H. Military Training - I. Artillery - J. Military constructions - K. Commandos - L. Military Medical services - M. Kuwait Air force - N. Kuwait Navy - O. Kuwait Land force - P. Ministry of Defense - 2. Coordination ; The Supreme Council of Defense - The National Security Council - The Military Defense Council - 3. Ministers and Chiefs of Staff : A. Ministers - B. Commanders - 4. Peninsula shield and the collective security -- Chapter four. Kuwait armed forces at war : June 1967 war - Samitah Iraqi aggression, March 1973 - Ramadan 1973 war - Iran-Iraq war 1980-1988 - The Iraqi Invasion 1990 - Confronting the Iraqi Aggression : 1. Kuwait Land Force Battles ; A. Jal Al-Layah Battle by the 6th brigade - B. East Jahra Battle by the 80th brigade - C. Jal Al-Atraf Battle of the Bridges by the 35th Brigade ; (1)The Battle of the Bridges; First Phase , (2)Battle of the Bridges, Phase Two - E. Mutlla ridge Battle by the commandos - F. Al-Mubarakiya Camps and Al-Ruqaei Battle - G. Dasman palace battle K. Failaka Island Battle - 2. Air Force Battles - 3. Kuwait Navy battles - Kuwait armed forces during liberation ; 1. Kuwait Land force - 2. Kuwait Air force - 3. Kuwait Navy force - Kuwait army after liberation ; 1. Defense Review Group (DRG) - 2. Kuwait's Mutual Defense Agreements (M DAs) - 3. Iraqi threats to Kuwait 1992-2003 ; (1) Operation Southern Watch 1992-1993 , (2) October 1994 crisis , (3) OPERATION VIGILANT SENTINEL - AUGUST 1995 : (4) OPERATION DESERT STRIKE 1996 , (5) PERATION DESERT THUNDER 1998 , (6) OPERATION DESERT FOX, 1998 , (7) Defending Kuwait in Dec 1999 , (8) Defense Budget , (9) Kuwait Military Exercises with allies ; A. Exercise Ultimate Resolve - B. Exercise Eager Mace C. Exercises Iris Gold - D. Exercise Intrinsic Action - E. Operation Desert Spring - F. Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Future role and shape of Kuwait Armed Forces.