The Iran-Iraq war
By: Efraim Karsh.
Series: Essential histories
Publisher: Rosen Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781435874992
Subjects: Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Chronology; title: Background to war; title: The quest for the empire of God; title: Warring sides; title: Strengths and weaknesses of Iran and Iraq; title: Outbreak; title: Invasion and after; title: The fighting; title: The delicate balance of incompetence; title: Portrait of a soldier; title: Iran's boy soldiers; title: The world around war; title: Nations at war; title: Portrait of a civilian; title: Death of a village; title: How the war ended; title: The poisoned chalice; title: Conclusion and consequences; title: A costly exercise in futility; title: Glossary.