The F-15 Eagle first flew in 1972 and has dominated the skies ever since. Find out more about this formidable aircraft that the US has operated in every major conflict over the last forty years.
Explore the events that led from the 11 September attacks to US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair invading Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Saddam Hussein led Iraq from 1979 to 2003. During his rule he projected an image of himself as Iraq’s most influential leader and a courageous moderniser, but at the same time his repressive regime killed thousands of people.