Iran-Iraq War: The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988

The bloody eight—year Iran—Iraq war is now almost forgotten, overshadowed by the subsequent Gulf War and Iraq War. However, it is best remembered for the unique so—called ‘Tanker War’ which threatened to strangle the world’s oil supplies. At the time Tucker—Jones as a defence analyst wrote extensively on the war and now brings his expertise to bear with this account of a conflict fuelled by festering regional rivalries, the Cold War and the emerging threat posed by militant Shia Islam.

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