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Gulf War - George Bush on passing of 2nd deadline (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by US President, George Bush on the passing of the second deadline for Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait, how Saddam has attempted to destroy Kuwait, and how he (Bush) has...
Gulf War - UN ambassadors respond to ground attacks (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the ground war in the Gulf, beginning with a United Nations Security Council meeting discussing how to achieve peace. With reaction to the attacks beginning from ambassadors: Abdullah Saleh...
Gulf War - US reaction to ground war (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Interview
Report on Americans’ reactions to President George Bush announcing that ground attacks in the Gulf had begun. Members of the public in Times Square, New York give their opinions; unidentified service wives...
Gulf War - John Major on start of ground campaign (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by UK Prime Minister, John Major on the destruction in Kuwait by the Iraqis, the horrors committed against the Kuwaiti people, how the ground campaign has begun, and his message to the...
Gulf War - Queen speech on Armed Forces (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by the Queen on the British Armed Forces: how proud we as a nation are of them, the challenges they face in the Gulf, and how they are fighting for a just and lasting peace. Audio plays at half speed...
Gulf War - Saddam Hussein speech (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpts of a (translated) speech by President Saddam Hussein on how Iraq’s armed forces will withdraw from Kuwait. The broadcast is interrupted by sirens, and the translator is obliged to give up because...
Gulf War - Happiness in Kuwait (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male (Kuwaiti?) describes the happiness of the people as they emerge from their homes into the streets following the end of the Iraqi occupation (of Kuwait?). Interviewer not heard.
Gulf War - Coalition troops approach Kuwait City (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on coalition troops approaching Kuwait City, and the gunship’s assault on Iraqi supply lines. US Marines and British troops talk about what it is like and how they have not encountered much...
Gulf War - Allied troops’ progress into Kuwait (1991)
- Genre
- News report
Report by James Matthews from behind enemy lines on the Allied troops’ route through Kuwait, the resistance they have faced, the Iraqi prisoners of war, the speed of the attack, and possible future...
Gulf War - Missile attack on British warship (1991)
- Genre
- News report
Report from HMS Gloucester on an Iraqi missile attack on the British warship: how the missile was tracked by radar and shot out of the sky; reports of debris; a description of the missile. Male reporter not...