How many Americans died during the first Gulf war?

In our book America Invades (America Invades) we wrote... "Dire predictions of massive coalition casualties at the hands of the “elite” Republican Guard in the end proved unfounded. read more

A total of 482 coalition deaths were reported in the First Gulf War, most of them due to accidents or friendly fire. By contrast, over twenty-five thousand Iraqis were also killed in the course of the campaign, many on the “highway of death” as they attempted to retreat to Iraq. read more

October 12th, 2010 44 Comments The First Iraq War also known as the First Persian Gulf War, began on August 2nd, 1990, and it lasted until February 28 1991. read more

Gulf War casualty numbers are controversial. Coalition military deaths have been reported to be around 378, but the DoD reports that US forces suffered 147 battle-related and 235 non-battle-related deaths, plus one F/A-18 Hornet Navy pilot listed as MIA. read more