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050 00 $aDS318.85$b.J65 2011
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100 1 $aJohnson, Robert,$d1967-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb99182873
245 14 $aThe Iran-Iraq War /$cRob Johnson.
260 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2011.
263 $a1101
300 $axii, 214 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aTwentieth-century wars
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"The recent conflicts of the Middle East can be traced directly to the Iran-Iraq War. Rob Johnson provides a sound and clear grasp of the major issues surrounding this war - an essential precursor to understanding the nature of both the Iraqi and Iranian regimes in the 1990s and their regional aspirations, and the ensuing Gulf Wars"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Maps -- PART ONE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT OF THE CONFLICT -- Introduction -- Iran's Revolution and Iraq's Ambitions -- PART TWO: THE EARLY OPERATIONS -- The Iraqui Offensive of September 1980 and the Failure of Sadam's 'Limited War' -- Human Waves: Iran's Counter-Offensive and Operation Jerusalem, 1981-83 -- Escalation: Operations Wa al Fajr and Khaibar, 1984 -- Foreign Intervention, 1980-84 -- PART THREE: THE SEARCH FOR A DECISIVE RESULT -- Turning Point: Operations Badr and Fao, 1985-86 -- War of the Cities: Home Fronts, International Security and Insurgency -- PART FOUR: BREAKING THE IMPASSE -- The Tanker War, the Arms Trade and International Intervention, 1985-87 -- The Failure of Strategy: Iranian Offensives and Iraqi Counter-Offensives, 1987-88 -- Fuelling the Flames: Gulf Operations 1987-88 -- The Final War of the Cities and the Offensives of 1987-88 -- CONSEQUENCES AND CONCLUSIONS -- The Iran-Iraq war in Retrospect -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aIran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067954
650 0 $aIran-Iraq War, 1980-1988$xInfluence.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Middle East / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Military / Other.$2bisacsh
830 0 $aTwentieth-century wars.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr00004299
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers/1388/2281150/image/lgcover.9780230577749.jpg
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