The Iran-Iraq war

Introduction

Chronology

Background to war

The quest for the empire of God

Warring sides

Strengths and weaknesses of Iran and Iraq

Outbreak

Invasion and after

The fighting

The delicate balance of incompetence

Portrait of a soldier

Iran's boy soldiers

The world around war

Nations at war

Portrait of a civilian

Death of a village

How the war ended

The poisoned chalice

Conclusion and consequences

A costly exercise in futility

Glossary