Faces of The Gulf War | King Fahd

In this episode of Faces of the Gulf War, we explore the life of Fahd of Saudi Arabia, from his early years as a prince in the House of Saud to becoming the king who invited coalition forces into Saudi Arabia after Iraq invaded Kuwait, the decisions that shaped the Gulf War, and the legacy he left on the Kingdom and the Middle East.

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Show Notes

Encyclopaedia Britannica: "Fahd of Saudi Arabia" https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fahd

EBSCO Research Starters: "Fahd" https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/fahd

Middle East Institute: "Mission to Jeddah" (firsthand account of the August 6 meeting) https://mei.edu/publication/mission-jeddah/

PBS Wide Angle: "Who's Who: The House of Saud: King Fahd" https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/whos-who-the-house-of-saud-king-fahd-bin-abdul-aziz-al-saud/2867/

Air and Space Forces Magazine: "The Gulf War: A Chronology" https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0101chrono/

Miller Center, University of Virginia: George H.W. Bush, Address to the Nation, August 8, 1990 https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/august-8-1990-address-iraqs-invasion-kuwait

Baker Institute for Public Policy: "MBS, Political Religious Authority and Reform in Saudi Arabia" https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/mbs-political-religious-authority-saudi-arabia

Encyclopedia.com: "Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia" https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/fahd-king-saudi-arabia

Wikipedia: "Fahd of Saudi Arabia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahd_of_Saudi_Arabia

Wikipedia: "Osama bin Laden" (Gulf War section) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden

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