The Iran-Iraq War. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rob Johnson.
• Other Names: Johnson, Robert, 1967-
• Contents: I: The causes and context of the conflict -- Introduction -- Iran's revolution and Iraq's ambitions -- II: The early operations -- The Iraqi offensive of September 1980 and the failure of Saddam's 'limited war' -- Human waves: Iran's counter-offensives into Iraq -- Escalation: operations Wa al Fajr and Khaibar, 1984 -- Foreign intervention, 1980-84 -- III: The search for a decisive results -- Turning point: operations Badr and Fao, 1985-86 -- War of the cities. home fronts, internal security and insurgency -- IV: Breaking the impasse -- The Tanker War, the arms trade and international interventions, 1985-87 -- The failure of strategy: Iranian offensives and Iraqi counter-offensives, 1987-88 -- Fuelling the flames: gulf operations, 1987-88 -- V: Consequences and conclusions -- The Iran-Iraq war in retrospect.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 955.0542; Modern/20th Century; Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988; Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 -- Influence; Middle East/General; Military history: post WW2 conflicts
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137267788
• Related ISBNs: 113726778X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.