The Iran-Iraq War

From 1980 To 1988 Iran And Iraq Fought The Longest Conventional War Of The Century. It Included Tragic Slaughter Of Child Soldiers, Use Of Chemical Weapons, Striking Of Civilian Shipping, And Destruction Of Cities. Pierre Razoux Offers An Unflinching Look At A Conflict Seared Into The Region’s Collective Memory But Little Understood In The West. Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Escalation -- Chapter 2. Saddam’s Qadisiyyah -- Chapter 3. How Did It Come To Th Is? -- Chapter 4. Did The United States Push Saddam To Attack? -- Chapter 5. France Sides With Iraq -- Chapter 6. The Arabs Divided -- Chapter 7. Israel Banks On Iran And Turkey Benefits From The War -- Chapter 8. The “valmy” Effect -- Chapter 9. Stalemate -- Chapter 10. The Initiative Changes Sides -- Chapter 11. The Mullahs Take Power -- Chapter 12. First Victories -- Chapter 13. New Mediation -- Chapter 14. The Iranians Recapture Their Territory -- Chapter 15. Blessed Ramadan Offensive -- Chapter 16. Bloody Dawns -- Chapter 17. Saddam’s Ace In The Hole -- Chapter 18. The Lebanese Hostage Crisis -- Chapter 19. Money Has No Smell -- Chapter 20. Total War -- Chapter 21. The Year Of The Pilot -- Chapter 22. Oil And The War Machine -- Chapter 24. Deadlock -- Chapter 25. The Iran-contra Affair -- Chapter 26. All- Out Offensives -- Chapter 27. Iran Changes Strategy -- Chapter 28. The Gulf Set Ablaze -- Chapter 29. The Halabja Massacre -- Chapter 30. The Destruction Of Iran Air Flight 655 -- Chapter 31. Endgame -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index Pierre Razoux. Includes Index. English