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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Iran-Iraq War, fought from 1980 to 1988, was the longest conventional war of the twentieth century. It was one of the most bitterly contested wars and remains one of the most fateful conflicts in the Middle East, strongly influencing the fate of both belligerents to the present day. In September 1980, Iraq decided to invade Iran at a time when the latter was in a state of civil war, unrest, and chaos and was thus massively weakened, despite its immense military build-up of the 1970s. Iraq did so without much of a plan, and things rapidly went wrong. The invasion turned into a costly failure that nearly bankrupted the government in Baghdad, leaving it overdependent on extensive sponsorship by the oil-rich states of the Persian Gulf. By 1982, Iran had not only recovered most of the terrain lost but was in possession of the strategic initiative. For the next five years, the Iranians launched ever more powerful attempts to invade Iraq and break the back of its armed forces. Ultimately, Iran failed, buying time for Iraq to recover and then deliver a series of devastating blows against both the Iranian economy and armed forces that, in 1988, destroyed Iran's ability to continue fighting. In the wake of the success of the four volumes about the IranIraq War published in the Middle EastatWar book series, we have decided to republish these as a single hardback volume, with added appendices detailing the equipment and structure of the two armies, and new figure artworks, and thus offer our readers the opportunity to read what is widely considered as the most authoritative, most comprehensive, most detailed, and best-illustrated military history of ground warfare in this conflict in one volume. Packed with information drawn primarily from Iranian and Iraqi sources, and heavily illustrated mostly in colour this volume provides an exclusive and uniquely precise insight into an affair certain to continue influencing the future of both of the countries involved for decades to come. 174 b/w photos, 8 colour figures, 244 colour photos, 77 colour profiles, 37 maps, 49 tables The Iran-Iraq War: The Greatest Land War of the late Twentieth Century is the most detailed military history of this conflict available, and a unique, single-point source of reference on this topic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781804511565
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Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. Seller Inventory # 9781804511565
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. 416 pages 174 b/w photos, 244 colour photos, 83 colour profiles, 37 colour maps, 49 tables. Seller Inventory # HEL1608
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Middle East @ War Special 1. New paperback copies at a reduced price. ; Single-Volume edition containing material previously published in the Middle East @ War series. With added appendices detailing the equipment and structure of the two armies. Illustrated with 174 b/w photos, 244 colour photos, 83 colour profiles, 37 colour maps, and 49 tables. ; 415 pages. Seller Inventory # 75768