Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-384) and index.
Introduction
A context of bitterness and anger
The opponents
1980: the Iraqi invasion begins
1981-82: stalemate
Defeat and recovery
1983-84: a war of attrition
1985-86: dog days of a long war
1987-88: an end in sight?
Conclusion.
The Iran-Iraq War : a military and strategic history by Williamson Murray. ISBN 9781107673922. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.