An essential guide to the tank forces that participated in the major armored conflicts of the modern era, between the army of Saddam Hussein, supplied by the Soviet Union, and the advanced tanks used by the Coalition. The Gulf War in 1991 was the largest tank conflict of modern times and the only large-scale tank battle that involved significant NATO armies. With the Iraqi army primarily equipped with modern tanks manufactured by the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, it also represented a rare case of how NATO tanks operated in combat against their Eastern bloc opponents. In this book, world-renowned tank technology expert Steven J. Zaloga examines the many types of tanks used in this conflict and how they compared, both in technology and performance on the battlefield. In addition to covering the tanks of the United States, Britain, and France, he also explores the tanks of other allied forces, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He covers not only the tanks of Iraq but also its active domestic military industry, which produced several noteworthy innovations, such as the "Enigma" tank with laminate armor. By studying the details behind the largest tank war of modern times, filled with data and illustrated with exceptional new artworks and many photographs, including some that have never been published before, as well as detailed descriptions of the less-known markings of Iraqi armored vehicles.