The Iran-Iraq War: A Military and Strategic History
- ISBN-10
- 1107449790
- ISBN-13
- 9781107449794
- Series
- The Iran-Iraq War
- Category
- Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
- Pages
- 397
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Authors
- Williamson Murray, Kevin M. Woods
Description
This is a unique and important contribution to our understanding of the history of war and the contemporary Middle East.
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- 2014-09-04
- 412 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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