Armies of the Iran–Iraq War 1980–88 (Elite, 239)

Another one of Osprey's helpful "cliff notes" for a military history topic (64 pages, including illustrations and photographs).Read this as a library loan, decided to buy it here.Quibble: typo on p. 12 reads "Iraq's manpower" should probably read" Iran's manpower".

From 1980 to 1988, Iran and Iraq engaged in a ferocious war of attrition over the possession of oil fields along their shared border. The war was remarkable for the size of the armies summoned up by the regimes in Tehran and Baghdad, the horrific level of casualties, and the use of a variety of armaments, including chemical weapons. Author Chris McNab provides a brisk overview in this Osprey Elite series book.The narrative covers the basics. The text includes lots of period photographs and an interesting set of illustrations of uniforms and equipment. Of note to this reviewer, only passing reference is made to the involvement of outside parties, including the United States. Recommended as a decent summary to students of the conflict.

Book covers the basic during this war. The offensive operations and defensive operations plus the combat formations used on both side. Lots of picture and maps make this a plus.

A lot of this info of Iran & Iraq is cover generally in other books on Arab army's and conflicts. Covers little more on Iran's Revolutionary Guard and volunteer forces.

Lots and lots of errors. Very disappointing. I thought it would be better, in line with other osprey books, but nope.

Well written, good accurate overview. Author concentrates on the most important topics and does not get bogged down in trivia. I thought one of the strong points was his understanding of the interactions between politics and force structures.Only weakness I see is the color plates, which added nothing to the book. Color photos are better.

thank you

I had waited for years for this book to be published and thus was pleased when it finally came out. In general, I found that it gave me new insights into the topic.Unfortunately, it contained the usual errors/needless typos that I have come to expect from Chris McNab. Some were just silly and should have been caught early. One at least caused great uncertainty about the size of the Iraqi Army - 33 infantry brigades or 33 infantry divisions.This inattention leaves me wondering what other errors were in the book which I did not catch.As always with Chris McNab, read, enjoy, but check other references.

O mostrar a insanidade de dois regimes

The item was in gooqg condition