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Tables of Contents for The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
7
2
Chronology
9
3
Background to war
The quest for the empire of God
12
4
Warring sides
Strengths and weaknesses of Iran and Iraq
16
6
Outbreak
Invasion and after
22
8
The fighting
The delicate balance of incompetence
30
32
Portrait of a soldier
Iran's boy soldiers
62
4
The world around war
Nations at war
66
10
Portrait of a civilian
Death of a village
76
3
How the war ended
The poisoned chalice
79
5
Conclusion and consequences
A costly exercise in futility
84
9
Further reading
93
1
Index
94