Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Saddam's war Saddam's war Raʻd Majīd Ḥamadānī Includes detailed and edited transcripts of interviews with General Hamdani as well as a summary of insights as interpreted by the interviewers. OL16986104W
Lost boys Lost boys Darcey Rosenblatt In 1982 Iran, twelve-year-old Reza is more interested in music than war, but enlists in obedience to his devout mother and soon finds himself in a prison camp in Iraq. OL19713932W
In the public interest In the public interest Gerald James 368p., [8]p. of plates : 20cm OL2550660W
The longest war The longest war Dilip Hiro In The Longest War, Dilip Hiro describes the causes and courses of the Iran-Iraq military conflict and its effect on the two antagonists, as well as the rest of the world. He reveals the intricate tw… OL3238919W
The Gulf war The Gulf war Nick Childs Surveys the origins, battles, and prospects for peace in the Iraqi-Iranian conflict. OL4627077W
The Gulf War The Gulf War O'Ballance, Edgar. Since the Iraqi invasion of Iran, the strategically important oil-producing region ot the Persian Gulf has become one of the world's major crisis centres. Edgar O'Ballance <1918-2009> draws upon hi… OL464312W
Iran and Iraq Iran and Iraq Lisa Mannetti Surveys the historical background and recent events of the war between Iran and Iraq and considers the resulting political and economic complications for the region and for oil-dependent countries. OL5108588W
Persepolis Persepolis Marjane Satrapi,Marjane Satrapi From inside front cover: The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a ... loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private and… OL5735175W
Love in a Torn Land Love in a Torn Land Jean P. Sasson One morning Joanna, a young bride living in the Kurdish mountains of Iraq, was surprised to see dead birds drop silently out of the clear sky. They were followed by sinister canisters falling to the … OL8053124W
No Higher Honor No Higher Honor Bradley Peniston **A U.S. warship in deadly peril** The USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) was a small warship built for escort duty — much like its namesake vessel, one of the tin-can heroes of Leyte Gulf. But its sk… OL8853107W