The forgotten war
Iran-Iraq Conflict, 1980-1988
by Andrea Lombardi
In this book, the story of the Iran-Iraq is rebuilt by the wise The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 by Saskia M. Gieling, where detailed historical background of the hostilities between Iraq and Iran, the political and diplomatic developments during the course of the conflict, Military history Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 by Carlo Lombardi and Andrea Lagomarsino, which deals in detail the military organization and military operations of the two countries, analyzing the various moments of the war in Iraq starting from the offensive to counter-Iranian from the war years of bombing and missile position in the towns (the "War of the Cities") and vessel traffic in the Gulf (the "tanker war"), then touching the issues in dispute as the U.S. intervention in chemical warfare conflict. The test chemical weapons Javed Ali, then displays the evolution of Iraqi chemical weapons program, their field use against Iran and against the Kurds, the reactions of the UN and the United States, while The United States and the Iran-Iraq Stephen R. Shalom controversially but carefully analyzing U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf: the diplomatic maneuvers to increase U.S. military presence in the region, its support to Iraq, the supply of arms to Iran (Iran-Contra scandal), and aggressive operations the U.S. Navy, culminating in Operation Praying Mantis, defined at the time the largest U.S. naval operation since World War II, and in breaking the massacre of civilians by a U.S. warship in an airliner Airbus Iran. Included are numerous photographs of the fighting land, air and sea and of the means employed, and several new images in Italy on the terrible effects of Iraqi chemical weapons on Iranian civilians and curdi.In appendix, the text of UN Resolution 598 that ended the conflict and the list of companies that contributed development of chemical weapons, biological and nuclear weapons in Iraq.
F.to 17x24, paperback, 262 pages, fully illustrated with 182 color photographs (most unusual in Italy), maps and profiles, Euro 32.00.
Publisher Association ITALY, Genova 2011.
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