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Armies of the Iran-Iraq War 1980-88 by Chris. McNab (2022, Trade Paperback)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Osprey Publishing (January 18, 2022). The financial costs incurred in waging such a long and debilitating war were one of the spurs that led Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait barely two years later, setting in motion one of the defining currents of recent Middle-Eastern history.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101472845579

ISBN-139781472845573

eBay Product ID (ePID)15050396764

Product Key Features

Book TitleArmies of the Iran-Iraq War 1980-88

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMiddle East / Iraq, Asia / General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Middle East / Iran

Publication Year2022

IllustratorWalsh, Stephen, Yes

GenreHistory

AuthorChris. Mcnab

Book SeriesElite Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight7.4 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width7.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number239

Dewey Decimal955.054

Table Of ContentIntroduction Iran-Iraq War Chronology The Iranian Army The Pasdaran The Basij Iran's Other Paramilitary Forces Iranian Weaponry and Equipment The Iraqi Army The Iraqi Republican Guard Iraqi Paramilitary Forces Iraqi Weapons and Equipment Conclusion Further Reading Index

SynopsisThis study explores the organization, appearance, and equipment of both sides' ground forces during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88). Driven by the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the insecurities it provoked in Saddam Hussein's Iraqi dictatorship, the Iran-Iraq War would become the largest conventional conflict of the period. Curiously little-known considering its scale and longevity, the struggle between Iran and Iraq was primarily fought along the 1,458km border in a series of battles which, despite both sides being armed with modern small arms, armour and aircraft, often degenerated into attritional struggles reminiscent of World War I. Such a comparison was underlined by frequent periods of deadlock, the extensive use of trenches by both sides, and the deployment of chemical weapons by Iraq. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this study investigates the organization, appearance and equipment of the ground forces of both sides in the Iran-Iraq War, including Iraq's Republican Guards and Iran's Pasdaran or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The war resulted in stalemate with some half a million dead and at least as many wounded. The financial costs incurred in waging such a long and debilitating war were one of the spurs that led Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait barely two years later, setting in motion one of the defining currents of recent Middle-Eastern history., This study explores the organization, appearance, and equipment of both sides' ground forces during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88).

LC Classification NumberDS318.85