The Superpowers Involvement In The Iran Iraq War

Author : Adam Tarock
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 1560725931

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The Superpowers' Involvement in the Iran-Iraq War by Adam Tarock Pdf

The final index entry of "zero-sum game" aptly encapsulates much about the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War (or Gulf War I as the author terms it) and its spinoff of the 1991 Gulf War II, particularly from the perspective of the US. Torock (whose background is unspecified except for the Melbourne signoff on the preface) views Saddam Hussein as a Frankenstein monster created by, and later turning against, the superpowers in a familiar pattern of their contest of political intervention in the Third World. Includes 16 pages of references. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Nigel John Ashton,Bryan R. Gibson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415685245

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The Iran-Iraq War by Nigel John Ashton,Bryan R. Gibson Pdf

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 War re-assesses not only the superpower role in the conflict but also the war’s regional and wider international dimensions by bringing to the fore fresh evidence and new perspectives from a variety of sources. It focuses on a number of themes including the economic dimensions of the war and the roles played by a variety of powers, including the Gulf States, Turkey, France, the Soviet Union and the United States. The contributions to the volume serve to underline that the Iran–Iraq war was a defining conflict, shaping the perspectives of the key protagonists for a generation to come. This book will be of much interest to students of international and Cold War history, Middle Eastern politics, foreign policy, and International Relations in general.

Author : Efraim Karsh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1989-07-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349200504

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The Iran-Iraq War by Efraim Karsh Pdf

The Iran-Iraq War, which ended in the summer of 1988, a month short of its eighth anniversary, is undoubtedly the Third World's longest and bloodiest conflict in a half-century. As such, its lessons and implications extend beyond the geographical confines of the Middle East. Bringing together Israeli, American and European specialists from the fields of Middle East history, international relations, strategy and economics, this book offers the first comprehensive post bellum analysis of the impact and implications of the Iran-Iraq war. The book starts with an examination of the war's impact on the domestic and foreign affairs of the two belligerents, continues with a discussion of the political ramifications of the war in both the regional and the global spheres, and concludes by analysing the economic, military and strategic implications.

Author : R. P. King
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996-06
Category : Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
ISBN : 9780788130021

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U.N. & the Iran-Iraq War by R. P. King Pdf

Discusses relations between Iran and Iraq throughout their conflict from 1980-1986. Introduction by Gary Sick and Brian Urquhart, authors of "Douse the Spreading Iran-Iraq Flames", an article which is reprinted at the end of the book. Includes articles about the U.N. and the war, covering the initiation of the fighting, the U.N. Security Council, the shift to the U.N. Secretariat, questions and conclusions.

Author : Barry Rosen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015011569046

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Iran Since the Revolution by Barry Rosen Pdf

Author : Shirin Tahir-Kheli,Shaheen Ayubi
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
ISBN : IND:39000013114868

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The Iran-Iraq War by Shirin Tahir-Kheli,Shaheen Ayubi Pdf

Author : Peter Mangold
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135046828

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Superpower Intervention in the Middle East (Routledge Revivals) by Peter Mangold Pdf

Strategically placed on the global chess board, as well as controlling vast oil resources, the Middle East was one of the main theatres of Cold War. In the 1950s the Soviet Union had taken advantage of Arab Nationalists’ disillusion with British and French Imperialism, along with the emerging Arab-Israeli conflict, to establish relations with Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The United States responded by moving in to shore up the Western position. Confrontation was inevitable. Superpower Intervention in the Middle East was written in 1978, when this confrontation was at its height. The book’s main theme focuses on how the superpowers became competitively involved in local Middle East conflicts over which they could exercise only limited control, and the risks of nuclear confrontation of the kind which occurred at the end of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. The threat to Western oil supplies is also examined. This is a fascinating work, of great relevance to scholars and students of Middle Eastern history and political diplomacy, as well as those with an interest in the relationship between the Western superpowers and this volatile region.

Author : Pierre Razoux
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674088634

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The Iran-Iraq War by Pierre Razoux Pdf

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.

Author : Shahram Chubin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081355823

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The Role of Outside Powers by Shahram Chubin Pdf

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Author : Shahram Chubin,Charles Tripp
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1988-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015000358722

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Iran And Iraq At War by Shahram Chubin,Charles Tripp Pdf

The authors cast a new light on how the war has changed the internal politics of Iran; the reconstruction of the Iranian military system after the revolution; and the country's culture, social services, and economy. They contrast internal developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran wit those in Ba'thist Iraq. They also seek to establish how Iraq, which has often seemed to lack a national identity, has been able to endure so many years of continuous warfare and sustain heavy losses without undergoing internal upheaval.

Author : Stephen C. Pelletière
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1992-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015022240959

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The Iran-Iraq War by Stephen C. Pelletière Pdf

This book is a major reinterpretation of the Iran-Iraq War and is a source for reexamining the U.S. involvement in the Gulf. Pelletiere demonstrates that the war was not a standoff in which Iraq finally won a grinding war of attrition through luck, persistence, and the use of poison gas. Instead, Iraq planned the last campaign almost two years prior to its unfolding. [The Iraqis] trained extensively and expended enormous sums of money to make their effort succeed. What won for them was their superior fignting prowess and greater commitment. Gas--if it was used at all--played only a minor part in the victory.' Pelletiere concludes that the key to understanding the war is the Extraordinary Congress of the Ba'th Party held in July 1986. It was there that the initial planning for the final campaign was done, and this campaign is what decided the fate of the conflict. The study centers around the last Iraqi campaign, which Pelletiere argues was based upon World War II blitzkrieg tactics, but he also treats the background, the politics, and the history of the conflict, and analyzes the significance of the war to the Middle East and to the position of the United States there.

Author : Ronald E. Bergquist
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1478384662

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The Role of Air Power in the Iran-Iraq War by Ronald E. Bergquist Pdf

This report is an outgrowth of the questions raised in the fall of 1980 and spring of 1981 about the conduct of air operations in the war between Iran and Iraq. Unlike previous Middle Eastern wars, this one had continued over a protracted period while we in the United States and in the US Air Force had been able to observe it only from a distance. As the war haltingly progressed, we began to have a fair picture of what was going on in the air war, though our information was far from complete or detailed. The sketchy picture that emerged, however, seemed to indicate that combatants were using their airpower assets in way contrary to our expectations. Most notably, it seemed that both sides seemed content not to use their airpower and relied instead on ground forces for most combat operations. This report examines the air war between Iran and Iraq, but rather than attempt simply to lay out what happened in the war, it attempts to discern why Iran and Iraq used their airpower as they did. The results of this study do not call into question any basic US Air Force airpower approaches, but they do highlight significant considerations that affect the use of airpower by Third World nations.

Author : Professor Peter Hinchcliffe,Beverley Milton-Edwards,Peter Hinchcliffe
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Conflict management
ISBN : 9780415182577

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Conflicts in the Middle East Since 1945 by Professor Peter Hinchcliffe,Beverley Milton-Edwards,Peter Hinchcliffe Pdf

"Why is there so much conflict in the Middle East? Since World War II, conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq War and the Kuwait Crisis have made the Middle East the main focus of military attention. Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 analyzes the nature of conflict in the Middle East, with its racial, ethnic, political, cultural, religious, and economic factors." "Giving a historical overview, the main conflicts are also put in their wider context with a thematic debate of issues such as: the emergence of radical Islam, the resolution of conflicts, diplomacy and peace-making, and the role of superpowers." "With further reading suggestions and chronologies of the main episodes of conflicts, Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 is an introduction to modern Middle Eastern history for undergraduates and the general reader alike."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Alvin Z. Rubinstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Iran
ISBN : 1569273529

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The Soviet Union and the Iran-Iraq War by Alvin Z. Rubinstein Pdf

Author : Nigel Ashton,Bryan Gibson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135115357

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The Iran-Iraq War by Nigel Ashton,Bryan Gibson Pdf

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 War re-assesses not only the superpower role in the conflict but also the war’s regional and wider international dimensions by bringing to the fore fresh evidence and new perspectives from a variety of sources. It focuses on a number of themes including the economic dimensions of the war and the roles played by a variety of powers, including the Gulf States, Turkey, France, the Soviet Union and the United States. The contributions to the volume serve to underline that the Iran–Iraq war was a defining conflict, shaping the perspectives of the key protagonists for a generation to come. This book will be of much interest to students of international and Cold War history, Middle Eastern politics, foreign policy, and International Relations in general.