Wars of modern Babylon : a history of the Iraqi Army from 1921 to 2003 / Col. Pesach Malovany, IDF (Ret.) ; introductions by Amatzia Baram and Kevin M. Woods ; forewords by Lt. Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, IDF (Ret.), and Maj. Gen. Ya'akov Amidror, IDF (Ret.) ; translated from Hebrew by Ronna Engelsberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malovany, Pesach, author.

Contributor:

Englesberg, Ronna, translator.

Series:

Foreign military studies (Lexington, Ky.)

Foreign military studies

Standardized Title:

Milḥamot Bavel ha-ḥadashah. English

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Iraq. Jaysh--History--20th century.

Iraq.

Iraq. Jaysh.

History, Military.

Armed Forces.

History.

Iraq--Armed Forces--History--20th century.

Iraq--History, Military--20th century.

Iraq--Military policy.

Military policy.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

xxi, 931 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2017]

Summary:

"As long as there have been wars, victors have written the prevailing histories of the world's conflicts. An army that loses--and especially one that is destroyed or disbanded--is often forgotten. Nevertheless, the experiences of defeated forces can provide important insights, lessons, and perspectives not always apparent to the winning side. In Wars of Modern Babylon, Pesach Malovany provides a comprehensive and detailed history of the Iraqi military from its formation in 1921 to its collapse in 2003. Malovany analyzes Iraqi participation in the 1948, 1967, and 1973 Arab wars against Israel as well as Iraq's wars with the Kurds during the twentieth century. His primary focus, however, is the era of Saddam Hussein (1979-2003), who implemented rapid and significant military growth and fought three major wars: against Iran from 1980 to 1988, and against coalition forces led by the United States in 1991 and 2003. He examines the Iraqi military at the strategic, operative, and tactical levels; explains its forces and branches; and investigates its use of both conventional and unconventional weapons. The first study to offer a portrait of an Arab army from its own point of view, Wars of Modern Babylon features interviews with and personal accounts from officers at various levels, as well as press accounts covering the politics and conflicts of the period. Malovany also analyzes books written by key figures in the Iraqi government and the army high command. His definitive chronicle offers English speakers new and overlooked perspectives on critical developments in twentieth-century history. The book won the Israel Yitzhak Sade Award for Military Literature in 2010"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The development of the Iraqi Army from its establishment until the war against Iran (1921 - 1980)

2 Wars fought by the Iraqi Army in the years prior to the war against Iran

3 The Iraqi-Iranian dispute and the situation of their armies on the eve of the war

4 The Iraqi war plan and the liberation of the border enclaves (7-21 September, 1980)

5 The war begins

6 The completion of the Iraqi plan of attack in Khuzestan (October 1980) and the transition to static war (November - December 1980)

7 The Iranian forces' counter-attacks: First steps (January - July 1981)

8 The Iranian counter-attacks gain momentum and initial successes (September 1981 - February 1982)

9 The Iranian strategic offensive in Khuzestan (March - May 1982) and the Iraqi retreat to the international border (June 1982)

10 The turning of the wheel

11 The Iranian effort in the Maysan sector (November 1982 - April 1983)

12 The Iranian effort moves northwards to the 1st Corps sector (June - November, 1983)

13 The Iranian effort returns to the southern front (1984)

14 The second Huweize Marshes battle (March 1985)

15 The Iranians renew their attacks in the northern sector (1985-1986)

16 The first Al-Faw battle (The Valfajr [Dawn]-8 Operation) (February- March 1986)

17 The Decisive Year

18 The Decisive Year

19 The Iranians increase their activities in the Kurdish province (April-December 1987)

20 Introduction to the victory battles (January-April 1988)

21 Operation Blessed Ramadan- The liberation of the Al-Faw Peninsula (17-18 April, 1988)

22 The liberation operations in the southern sector

23 The liberation operations in the central and northern sectors (July 1988)

24 A summing-up of the war

25 Doctrinal aspects of the functioning of the Iraqi Army's arms and corps during the war.

26 The Iraqi Army in the period from the end of the war against Iran until the conquest of Kuwait (1988-1990)

27 The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (August 1990)

28 Reactions to the conquest of Kuwait and Iraqi preparations for the anticipated conflict with the Coalition

29 The Mother of all Battles (Desert Storm) Phase I

30 The Iraqi attack on Al-Khafji (January 1991)

31 The Mother of all Battles (Desert Storm), Phase Two

32 The Mother of all Battles (Desert Storm)

The ceasefire and the summations of the war

33 The Intifada, March 1991

34 The Iraqi Army

35 Iraq's struggle against international supervision (1991-2003)

36 The Iraqi Army's struggle against the continued Coalition attacks (1991-2003)

37 The Iraqi Army's confrontation with the Kurds and Iran

38 The Regime's struggle against internal opposition

39 The next target Israel? The establishment of the Jerusalem Army for the liberation of Palestine

40 The last war

41 The last war

42 The last war

43 Major trends in the development of the military power and the Armed Forces High Command

44 General Headquarters operational system and the military intelligence

45 The whole nation is the army

46 Training, training, training

47 The training system corps

48 The Logistic System

49 Independent bodies in the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff

50 The ground forces field system

51 The air arm

52 Other arms

53 Additional military organizations

54 The forces for the defence of the regime

55 Military industry and production

56 Unconventional weapons.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813169439

0813169437

OCLC:

959038551