Umfang:
Online-Ressource (252 p)
ISBN:
9780415685245
Serie:
Cold War History
Inhalt:
This volume offers a wide-ranging examination of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88), featuring fresh regional and international perspectives derived from recently available new archival material.Three decades ago Iran and Iraq became embroiled in a devastating eight-year war which served to re-define the international relations of the Gulf region. The Iran-Iraq War stands as an anomaly in the Cold War era; it was the only significant conflict in which the interests of the United States and Soviet Union unwittingly aligned, with both superpowers ultimately supporting the Iraqi regime. The Iran-Iraq Wa
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Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; The Iran-Iraq War; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; PART I Waging the war; 2 Lessons learned: civil-military relations during the Iran-Iraq War and their influence on the 1991 Gulf War and 2003 Iraq War; 3 Saddam and the Iran-Iraq War: rule from the top; 4 Mustazafin and taghutti: Iran and the war, 1980-1988; PART II Economic dimensions of the war; 5 The role of oil in the outcome of the Iran-Iraq War: some important lessons in historical context
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6 The finances of war: Iraq, credit and conflict, September 1980 to August 1990PART III Regional perspectives on the war; 7 The Gulf States and the Iran-Iraq War: cooperation and confusion; 8 The ostensible 'silent victor'? The long-term impact of the Iran-Iraq War on Turkey; PART IV American policy and the war; 9 Reappraising the Carter Administration's response to the Iran-Iraq War; 10 Changing American perspectives on the Iran-Iraq War; 11 Critical Oral History: a new approach to examining the United States' role in the war; PART V International perspectives on the war
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12 France's involvement in the Iran-Iraq War13 The Soviet Union and the Iran-Iraq War; Index;
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781135115364
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780415685245
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version The Iran-Iraq War : New international perspectives
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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