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From September 1990 to June 1991, the UK deployed 53,462 military personnel in the Gulf War. After the end of the conflict anecdotal reports of various disorders affecting troops who fought in the Gulf began to surface. This mysterious illness was given the name "Gulf War Syndrome" (GWS). This book is an investigation into this recently emergent illness, particularly relevant given ongoing UK deployments to Iraq, describing how the illness became a potent symbol for a plethora of issues, anxieties, and concerns. At present, the debate about GWS is polarized along two lines: there are those who

Persian Gulf syndrome --- Persian Gulf War, 1991 --- Veterans --- Diseases --- Health aspects --- Health and hygiene --- Combat veterans --- Ex-military personnel --- Ex-service men --- Military veterans --- Returning veterans --- Vets (Veterans) --- War veterans --- Armed Forces --- Retired military personnel --- Desert Storm, Operation, 1991 --- Gulf War, 1991 --- Operation Desert Storm, 1991 --- War in the Gulf, 1991 --- Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991 --- Gulf War syndrome --- Persian Gulf War syndrome --- Syndromes --- Anthropology --- medical anthropology --- health and wellness --- disease and society --- social construction of illness --- First Gulf War --- social psychology --- health scares --- Masculinity --- Semen --- Vaccine