Iran-Iraq Naval War Volumes 1-2

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Iran-Iraq Naval War – Complete Bundle (Volume 1 & Volume 2)
Although the Iran-Iraq War is often remembered as a land conflict, control of the Persian Gulf was critical to both nations’ ability to sustain the war. This two-volume set reveals how naval and air operations shaped the wider conflict, targeting oil exports, maritime supply routes, and vital shipping lifelines—far beyond the limited popular narrative of the “Tanker War”.

Volume 1 provides the background to the conflict and a detailed assessment of Iranian and Iraqi naval and air capabilities, before covering the opening phase of the war, including Operation Morvarid and the early struggle for control of Gulf oil terminals and sea routes.

Volume 2 continues the story from 1981 to early 1984, examining the intensifying naval war as Iraq attempted to disrupt Iran’s organised maritime “caravans”, and both sides employed cutting-edge weapons systems—Exocet, Harpoon, F-14 Tomcat and AIM-54 Phoenix—often in their first combat use.

Based on extensive primary research and richly illustrated with rare photographs, maps and colour artworks, this bundle provides one of the most detailed modern studies of naval warfare in the late Cold War era.