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Operation beitolmoqaddas had effectively neutralized invading iraqi forces. Top 10 books about the iraq war books the guardian. Iraniraq war in the air 19801988 schiffer military history. The iraniraq war is one of the largest, yet least documented conflicts in the history of the middle east. Iran s may 1982 recapture of khorramshahr exposed iraq s southern city of basra to iranian attack.

After heavy losses at the beginning due to human wave attacks, 15,000. The books on the iran iraq war have been neither voluminous nor satisfying, in part because iran and iraq have remained relatively closed to scholars, and no. The iraqiran war 1980 1988 on 22 september 1980, iraqi troops invaded iran, starting a war that would last for eight years. Farzad bishop this book focuses on the role of the air power in the iran iraq war of 19801988. Arab air warfare including arabisraeli war 1947, suez 1956, sixday war 1967, due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Book iraniraq war in the air 19801988 military quotes. Port quarter view of uss stark listing to port after being mistakenly struck by an iraqi warplane middle left. The iran iraq war was one of the longest and the costliest wars of the twentieth century. They recently had a history of the middle east podcast series that had about an hour covering the iran iraq war. Iraniraq war in the air, 19801988 book, 2002 worldcat. Iraniraq war 2 origins postcolonial era one of the factors contributing to hostility between the two powers was a dispute over full control of the shatt alarab waterway known as arvand rud in iran at the head of the persian gulf, an important channel for the oil exports of both countries. Iraniraq war in the air, 19801988 tom cooper, farzad. The national defense university press publishes books, monographs, reports, and. The iraniraq war, by pierre razoux the new york times.

The authors used a treasure trove of original, iraqi documents some 600,000 captured during operation iraqi freedom and thousands of hours of interviews with former iraqi military officials. Is there a record of f14 performance in the iraqiran war. List of iranian aerial victories during the iraniraq war wikipedia. Iraniraq war in the air 19801988 schiffer military. Iraniraq war 198088, prolonged military conflict between iran and iraq. The causes and effects of the the iraniraq war essay. Jan 03, 2016 razouxs book came out in french in 20, so through sheer timing he escaped the obligation to relate the iraniraq war to the present conflict in the region. The iraniraq war was one of the longest, bloodiest, and costliest third world armed conflicts in the twentieth century. This eight year conflict, makes iran the second country in the region with more combat aces, along with israel. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.

Farzad bishop this book focuses on the role of the air power in the iraniraq war of 19801988. From 1980 to 1988 iran and iraq fought the longest conventional war of the century. Iran iraq war in the air, 19801988, schiffer military history, october 2002, isbn. Accessible yet professional, iraniraq war in the air 19801988 is filled with original, previously unpublished information of immense value, the lessons from which are as valid and important today as they were back then, and will be in the future. The nook book ebook of the the role of airpower in the iran iraq war.

The complete persepolis by marjane satrapi, the iran iraq war by pierre razoux, revolutionary iran. The iraniraq war was an armed conflict between the islamic republic of iran and the republic of iraq lasting from september 1980 to august 1988. List of books and articles about iraniraq war online research. The iraniraq war is one of the largest, yet least documented conflicts in the. Cia activities in iraq international aid to combatants in the iraniraq war iran air flight 655 irancontra affair iransaudi arabia proxy. Iraq invaded iran believing that it could seize territory in the south and provoke a revolt against the new government led by ayatollah khomeini. Fighting was ended by a 1988 ceasefire, though the resumption of normal diplomatic relations and the withdrawal of troops did not take place until 1990. Iran air is the national carrier of iran and has been the pride of the nation since it was first established in 1946.

The iran iraq war was an armed conflict between the islamic republic of iran and the. Its extremely focused on the air war during the iran iraq war. The iran iraq war is one of the largest, yet least documented conflicts in the history of the middle east. The iqaf also acts as a support force for the iraqi navy and the iraqi army and it allows iraq to rapidly deploy its. The iraniraq war, by pierre razoux, is a very well written account of the iraniraq war, which began in 1980 with the iraqi invasion of iran, and ended in 1989. However, the iraqi offensive had been badly damaged by iranian militias and air power. Shatt alarab waterway formed by the confluence of the tigris and euphrates rivers, the shatt alarab arabic. Up to 104 photographs most never seen before, orbats, and maps are included. More than 15,000 of these two cheap, lightweight, simpletomaintain and operate fighters were produced and, over the time, theyve served in more than 60 different air forces some of which operated both of them.

Participation of a child soldier on the iranian front top left. The iran iraq war was an armed conflict between the islamic republic of iran and the republic of iraq lasting from september 1980 to august 1988. Rather than simply describing what happened in the war, it attempts to discern why iran and iraq used their airpower as they did. The table below shows the iraqi air force at the start of the persian gulf war, its losses, damaged aircraft, flights to iran and remaining assets at the end of the persian gulf war. Part of the arabiranian conflict and persian gulf conflicts. This books explores the complicated political and religious reasons behind the war, giving insight into some of the conflicts that currently impact the middle east. It briefly goes over the history of each nations respective air force and their aircraft and armament.

Tilts toward iraq, 19801984 national security archive electronic briefing book no. During these years, the air combat produced many aces in the iranian air force, thanks to a superior training and doctrine. This book focuses on the role of the air power in the iran iraq war of 19801988, one of the most underestimated and under researched events in the history of aerial warfare. Both iran and iraq entered their war having a certain amount of historical.

The lebanon hostage crisis that led to the infamous armsforhostages deals with iran, 19841986. Coverage initially recaps political and military backdrops to the war chiefly border disputes. The authors have made full use of extensive research, eyewitness accounts, interviews with dozens of people directly involved, as well as recently declassified documents. In this book, major bergquist examines the air war between iran and iraq. Mar 02, 2020 the iran iraq war was the longest conventional conflict of the 20 th century. Iraqi despot saddam hussein had launched a massive armored and air attack across the iraq iran border.

Ten f14 squadrons participated in the war against iraq from 17 january to 28 february 1991 during operation desert storm. And iran s supreme leader ayatollah khomeini, founder of the islamic republic, sought to reinin his troops on the iranian side of the frontier and consolidate the 1979 revolution. Data presented on this list was obtained during extensive research by t. The middle east after the iraq war rand project air force rand project air force paf, a division of the rand corporation, is the u. The authors made full use of extensive research, eyewitness accounts, interviews with dozens of people directly. A portion of the aircraft damaged may have been repairable or else used for spare parts. However, it is best remembered for the unique socalled tanker war which threatened to strangle the worlds oil supplies. But iran despite upheavals of the islamic revolution, and initially sporadic and uncoordinated responses quickly checked iraqs advance.

The authors have made full use of extensive research, eyewitness accounts, interviews with dozens of people directly involved, as well as recently declassified documents from around the world which are published here for. By then there was already unambiguous evidence indicating the urgency of defusing the imminent danger posed by iraq and its primary allies in the growing terrorist conspiracy. The wikileaks cables brought to light a vicious campaign of revenge by iran against iraqi air force pilots who bombed iranduring the 198088 iran iraq war. The bloody eightyear iraniraq war is now almost forgotten, overshadowed by the subsequent gulf war and iraq war. This report attempts to make the iraniraq air war a little less chaotic. United states support for iraq during the iraniraq war wikipedia.

Iran s air force had destroyed iraq s army supply depots and fuel supplies, and was strangling the country through an aerial siege. Iraniraq war, 198088, prolonged military conflict between iran and iraq during the 1980s. I was shocked at how much i didnt know about one of the bloodiest conflicts since ww2. Estimates of total casualties range from 1,000,000 to twice that number. Williamson murray is professor emeritus at the ohio state university and senior fellow at ida. Open warfare began on september 22, 1980, when iraqi armed forces invaded western iran along the countries joint border, though iraq claimed that the war had begun earlier that month, on september 4, when iran shelled a number of border posts. Its not a book, but i highly recommend the end of history podcast which covers a lot of subjects. Iraniraq war in the air 19801988 schiffer military history book tom cooper, farzad bishop on. The iraniraq war offers an unflinching look at a conflict seared into the regions collective memory but little understood in the west. Iran iraq war in the air 19801988 examines the role of airpower in the first persian gulf war widely known as the iran iraq war, which undoubtedly is one of most underestimated and underresearched events in the history of aerial warfare. It cost thousands of lives and brought in countries from around the world mostly to sell weapons to the two combatants.

Iran, they argued, had to carry the war to the enemy until iraqs secular baathist sic. Pierre razoux shows why this war remains central to understanding middle eastern geopolitics, from the deeprooted distrust between sunni and shia muslims, to irans obsession with nuclear power, to the. Tom cooper and farzad bishop, they write the iranian f4 and f14 books and the best information until now of morvarid is in iran iraq war in the air book. Stephen pelletiere wrote in his 1992 book the iran iraq war. However, during the air war, although iraqi planes flew to safety in iran, iran has so far refused to return them. The iran iraq war was probably a draw for the two types. Iraq war transition of iranian leadership and military decision to invade. This conflict began when iraq invaded iran in 1980 followed by border disputes and irqs desire to become dominant persian gulf state and the iranian revolution at that time. The first gulf war, better known as the iraqiran war the imposed war, as the iranian authorities came to call it was one of the longest and most atrocious interstate conflicts since the end of world war ii. Pierre razoux offers an unflinching look at a conflict seared into the regions collective memory but little understood in the west. Dec 12, 2002 this book focuses on the role of the air power in the iran iraq war of 19801988, one of the most underestimated and under researched events in the history of aerial warfare. Iran air force operations from iran iraq war era to the current moment duration. A total of 4,124 sorties were flown by the 99 f14s in. Thefirstarabisraeli war 194749 it is hard to say if the arab air forces learned any.

Bishop, the results of which can be found in the books. A military and strategic history goes far beyond these themes, taking a unique look at saddams decisionmaking throughout the war. The role of airpower in the iraniraq war maxwell afb, al. Whilst iran has made its threetoone manpower advantage tell on the ground, it is nonetheless losing the war in the air as well as economically and diplomatically. Iraniraq war 1 iraniraq war the iraniraq war, also known as the imposed war, jangetahmili and holy defense. Iraniraq war in the air 19801988 schiffer military history book. The khobar towers bombing, attributed to iran by u. Jan 06, 2020 the world awoke to ominous news on september 22, 1980. List of iranian aerial victories during the iraniraq war. The sudden iraqi air strikes against eight major iranian airbases and four other military installations, launched on the afternoon of 22 september 1980, came as a. Iran iraq war in the air 19801988 schiffer military history book by tom cooper and farzad bishop. It employed the aim54 long range bvr missiles to shot down iraq jets. Thames televisions flagship factual programme tv eye heads to iraq to investigate the impact the iraq iran war will have on the global oil industry.

Iranian soldier wearing protective gas mask against iraqi chemical attacks top right. This is the definitive book on the iraniraq war and well worth owning for anyone with an interest in the topic. Its definitely better than murraywoods book because it relies on a much wider series of sources and shows a much better understanding of the war and the political battles within. Aug 14, 2015 however, during the air war, although iraqi planes flew to safety in iran, iran has so far refused to return them. Air forces federally funded research and development center for studies and analyses. It included tragic slaughter of child soldiers, use of chemical weapons, striking of civilian shipping, and destruction of cities. Thefirstarabisraeli war 194749 it is hard to say if the arab air forces learned any airpower lessons from their experiencesin thefirst warwith israel. Iraniraq conflict causes and consequences 198088 introduction. The role of airpower in the iraniraq war air university. By and large the report was wellreceived and there has been no serious challenge to its findings.

It then goes year by year from 19801988, detailing air operations of both. American support for baathist iraq during the iraniraq war, in which it fought against. This conflict did not begin only because of their historical and geographic differences. In the iraniraq war, f5s and mig21s fought to a standstill. Iranian f14 air combat against iraqi mig21 in iraniraq war. Paf provides the air force with independent analyses of policy alternatives affecting the development. Drawing from an extensive cache of captured iraqi government records, this book is the first comprehensive military and strategic account of the war through the lens of the iraqi regime and its senior military commanders. The war did not result in territorial changes, and killed over 1 million people on both sides of the border. Maedh ayed allihaibi, colonel, royal saudi air force. The iranian f14a tomcat was one of the most formidable jet fighter during the 8 years war with iraq. List of books and articles about iraniraq war online. Iraniraq war, 198088, protracted military conflict between iran and iraq. Now 100% owned by the iranian government, the airline was and remains the main iranian owned international carrier bring passengers into tehrans modern imam khomeini international airport. A series of purges and forced retirements resulted in the manpower of the service being halved between february 1979 and july 1980, leaving the iriaf illprepared for the iran iraq war also called the 1st persian gulf war.