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Introduction -- The Mandate Army -- Creation, Conscription And Cohesion 1921-1936 -- Praetorian Iraq -- Iraq's Military Moderator Regimes 1936-1941 -- Dismantling The Military Moderator Regime 1941-1958 -- Military Coups And The Ruler Regimes 1958-1968 -- The Totalitarian Military -- The Baathification Of The Military 1968-1980 -- The Totalitarian Military And The Iran-iraq War 1980-1984 -- The Reassertion Of The Iraqi Officers 1984-1988 -- Wars, Coups, Sanctions And Collapse 1988-2003 -- The Mandate Army Redux -- The Us And The Iraqi Army -- Conclusion. Ibrahim Al-marashi And Sammy Salama. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [237]-246) And Index.