The Longest War: The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict - Paperback

by Dilip Hiro (Author)

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 twists and turns of international diplomacy and the realpolitik behind the rhetoric, providing a comprehensive and admirably balanced account of the political and military aspects of the "longest war."

Author Biography

Dilip Hiro is a writer and journalist living in London. He is the author of Holy Wars: The Rise of IslamicFundamentalism (Routledge, 1989) and Iran Under theAyatollahs (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987) among others.