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Map of Iran and Iraq's Common Frontier -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Iraq and the Origins of the Iran-Iraq War -- 3 Iran and the Politics of the War -- 4 Iraqi Politics and War Strategies -- 5 Iran: War and Society -- 6 The Impact of the War on Iraqi Politics -- 7 Iran: The War and the Economy -- 8 Iraq and the Region -- 9 Iran and the Region -- 10 Iraq and the Superpowers -- 11 Iran and the Superpowers -- 12. The Reckoning -- Notes -- Appendix 1 Iraq: Political and Military Chronology -- Appendix 2 Iraqi Forces: 1980-87 -- Appendix 3 Iran: Political and Military Chronology -- Appendix 4 Iranian Forces: 1980-86 -- Bibliography -- Index.