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The Iran-Iraq War Volume 2 (Revised & Expanded Edition)
Iran Strikes Back, June 1982-December 1986
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Helion & Company Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: W8KZYRY
EAN: 9781913118532
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Zustellung: Di, 23.06.2026
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Beschreibung
Volume 2 takes up the account after Iraq withdrew from Khuzestan and is based upon material from both sides, from US Intelligence data, British Government documents and secret Iraqi files. Iraq's withdrawal exposed the great southern city of Basra to Iranian attack but it was shielded by fortifications based upon a huge anti-tank ditch, the so-called Fish Lake, which the Iranians tried to storm in the summer of 1982. This bloody failure left Tehran in a position where prestige prevented a withdrawal into Iran but the armed forces lacked the resources to bring the conflict to a favorable conclusion. During the next four years the Iranians tried to outflank the Fish Lake defenses initially through the marshes in the north and finally through an attack on the Fao Peninsula which increased national prestige but was a strategic failure and paved the way for Iraq's massive victories in 1988. This followed a series of successful defensive battles in which the Iranians were driven back with great loss. This account describes the battles in greater detail than before and, by examining them, provides unique insights and ends many of the myths which are repeated in many other accounts of this conflict.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Tom Cooper
- E.R. Hooton
- Farzin Nadimi
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2019
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 112