The Iran-Iraq War / Rob Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Robert, 1967-

Series:

Twentieth-century wars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988--Influence.

Physical Description:

xii, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

"The recent conflicts of the Middle East can be traced directly to the Iran-Iraq War. Rob Johnson provides a sound and clear grasp of the major issues surrounding this war - an essential precursor to understanding the nature of both the Iraqi and Iranian regimes in the 1990s and their regional aspirations, and the ensuing Gulf Wars"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Maps

PART ONE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT OF THE CONFLICT

Introduction

Iran's Revolution and Iraq's Ambitions

PART TWO: THE EARLY OPERATIONS

The Iraqui Offensive of September 1980 and the Failure of Sadam's 'Limited War'

Human Waves: Iran's Counter-Offensive and Operation Jerusalem, 1981-83

Escalation: Operations Wa al Fajr and Khaibar, 1984

Foreign Intervention, 1980-84

PART THREE: THE SEARCH FOR A DECISIVE RESULT

Turning Point: Operations Badr and Fao, 1985-86

War of the Cities: Home Fronts, International Security and Insurgency

PART FOUR: BREAKING THE IMPASSE

The Tanker War, the Arms Trade and International Intervention, 1985-87

The Failure of Strategy: Iranian Offensives and Iraqi Counter-Offensives, 1987-88

Fuelling the Flames: Gulf Operations 1987-88

The Final War of the Cities and the Offensives of 1987-88

CONSEQUENCES AND CONCLUSIONS

The Iran-Iraq war in Retrospect

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230577749

0230577741

9780230577732

0230577733

OCLC:

695298039

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