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The Iran–Iraq War 1980–1988

By Efraim Karsh

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2002
ISBN
9781472895400, 9781841763712
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2977964 bytes)
Series
Essential Histories
Pages
\87
Library
bloomsburycollections.com
Time added
2023-06-30 22:56:47

Description

The Iran-Iraq War, which ended in August 1988, one month short of its eighth anniversary, was one of the longest, bloodiest and costliest Third World armed conflicts in the twentieth century. Professor Karsh addresses the causes of the Iran-Iraq War, unpacking the objectives of the two belligerents and examining how far objectives were matched by strategy. He assesses the war's military lessons regarding such key areas as strategy, tactics and escalation and in particular the use of non-conventional weapons, Finally, he examines the utility of armed force as an instrument of foreign policy.

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