The Gulf War
By: Edgar O'Ballance.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Brassey's Defence Publishers
Published: 1988
Place of publication: London; Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.
First sentence: It has often been said that truth is the the first casualty of war. (pxviii).
Description: Since the Iraqi invasion of Iran, the strategically important oil-producing region ot the Persian Gulf has become one of the world's major crisis centres.
Edgar O'Ballance  <1918-2009> draws upon his breadth of experience as an expert in Middle East affairs to present a definitive study of all major aspects of the Gulf War from 1980 right up to the recent escalation of the conflict in 1987. He discusses military and tactical issues arising from Iraq's technical superiority and Iran's numerical dominance: city bombings, tanker warfare, human wave attacks, battles involving up to half-a-million men.
Wider analysis of the combatant forces and the role of the superpowers makes vital reading for anyone requiring a comprehensive and detailed background to current events in international politics and modern warfare.
BACK COVER BLURB: all.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: List of Maps
pagenum: vii; title: Abbreviations
pagenum: ix; title: Chronology
pagenum: xi; title: Preface (first sentence above)
pagenum: xviii); title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: xx; label: 1.
title: The Catalysts
pagenum: 001; label: 2.
title: The Combatants
pagenum: 013; label: 3.
title: The Iraqi Invasion: September 1980
pagenum: 030; label: 4.
title: Iran Fights Back: 1981
pagenum: 058; label: 5.
title: Iranian Territory Recovered:  January-June 1982
pagenum: 078; label: 6.
title: Operations Ramadam and Muharram: July-December 1982
pagenum: 093; label: 7.
title: The Operation Wal Fajr --and Others: 1983
pagenum: 114; label: 8.
title: The Kurdish Factor
pagenum: 132; label: 9.
title: Stalemate: 1984
pagenum: 142; label: 10.
title: More Stalemate: 1985
pagenum: 160; label: 11.
title: Further Stalemate: 1986
pagenum: 173; label: 12.
title: Deadlock and Disappointment: 1987
pagenum: 193; label: 13.
title: Retrospect and Prospect
pagenum: 206; title: Postscript
pagenum: 216; title: Index
pagenum: 219; title: By the Same Author
pagenum: 232