Armies Of The Iran–Iraq War 1980–88 Chris Mcnab Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

Driven By The Iranian Revolution Of 1979 And Insecurities It Provoked In Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi Dictatorship Iran–Iraq War Would Become Largest Conventional Conflict Period Curiously Little-Known Considering Its Scale Longevity Struggle Between Iran Iraq Was Primarily Fought Along 1 458Km Border A Series Battles Which Despite Both Sides Being Armed With Modern Small Arms Armour Aircraft Often Degenerated Into Attritional Struggles Reminiscent World I Such Comparison Underlined Frequent Periods Deadlock Extensive Use Trenches Deployment Chemical Weapons Fully Illustrated Specially Commissioned Artwork This Study Investigates Organization Appearance Equipment Ground Forces Including Iraq’s Republican Guards Iran’s Pasdaran Or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Resulted Stalemate Some Half Million Dead At Least As Many Wounded Financial Costs Incurred Waging Long Debilitating Were One Spurs That Led Hussein To Invade Kuwait Barely Two Years Later Setting Motion Defining Currents Recent Middle-Eastern History Σελίδες: 64 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0301 Διαστάσεις: 18 4X18 4Cm