As long as there have been wars, victors have written the prevailing histories of the world’s conflicts. An army that loses—and especially one that is destroyed or disbanded—is often forgotten. Nevertheless, the experiences of defeated forces can provide important insights, lessons, and perspectives not always apparent to the winning side.
In Wars of Modern Babylon, Pesach Malovany provides a comprehensive and detailed history of the Iraqi military from its formation in 1921 to its collapse in 2003. Malovany analyzes Iraqi participation in the 1948, 1967, and 1973 Arab wars against Israel as well as Iraq’s wars with the Kurds during the twentieth century. His primary focus, however, is the era of Saddam Hussein (1979–2003), who implemented rapid and significant military growth and fought three major wars: against Iran from 1980 to 1988, and against coalition forces led by the United States in 1991 and 2003. He examines the Iraqi military at the strategic, operative, and tactical levels; explains its forces and branches; and investigates its use of both conventional and unconventional weapons.
The first study to offer a portrait of an Arab army from its own point of view, Wars of Modern Babylon features interviews with and personal accounts from officers at various levels, as well as press accounts covering the politics and conflicts of the period. Malovany also analyzes books written by key figures in the Iraqi government and the army high command. His definitive chronicle offers English speakers new and overlooked perspectives on critical developments in twentieth-century history. The book won the Israel Yitzhak Sade Award for Military Literature in 2010.
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The development of the Iraqi Army from its establishment until the war against Iran (1921 – 1980)
Wars fought by the Iraqi Army in the years prior to the war against Iran
The Iraqi-Iranian dispute and the situation of their armies on the eve of the war
The Iraqi war plan and the liberation of the border enclaves (7-21 September, 1980)
The war begins: The total Iraqi offensive (22-28 September, 1980)
The completion of the Iraqi plan of attack in Khuzestan (October 1980) and the transition to static war (November – December 1980)
The Iranian forces’ counter-attacks: First steps (January – July 1981)
The Iranian counter-attacks gain momentum and initial successes (September 1981 – February 1982)
The Iranian strategic offensive in Khuzestan (March – May 1982) and the Iraqi retreat to the international border (June 1982)
The turning of the wheel: The beginning of the Iranian offensive on Iraqi soil—the First Basra Campaign (July 1982)
The Iranian effort in the Maysan sector (November 1982 – April 1983)
The Iranian effort moves northwards to the 1st Corps sector (June – November, 1983)
The Iranian effort returns to the southern front (1984): The Tigris, Maysan first Huweize Marshes and second Basra battles
The second Huweize Marshes battle (March 1985)
The Iranians renew their attacks in the northern sector (1985-1986)
The first Al-Faw battle (The Valfajr [Dawn]-8 Operation) (February– March 1986)
The Decisive Year: The ‘Karbala’ battles—Phase One (March -November 1986)
The Decisive Year: The ‘Karbala’ battles—Phase Two (December 1986- April 1987)
The Iranians increase their activities in the Kurdish province (April-December 1987)
Introduction to the victory battles (January-April 1988): The initiative returns to Iraqi hands
Operation Blessed Ramadan- The liberation of the Al-Faw Peninsula (17-18 April, 1988)
The liberation operations in the southern sector
The liberation operations in the central and northern sectors (July 1988)
A summing-up of the war
Doctrinal aspects of the functioning of the Iraqi Army’s arms and corps during the war.
The Iraqi Army in the period from the end of the war against Iran until the conquest of Kuwait (1988-1990)
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (August 1990)
Reactions to the conquest of Kuwait and Iraqi preparations for the anticipated conflict with the Coalition
The Mother of all Battles (Desert Storm) Phase I: The air campaign (16 January – 28 February, 1991) and the surface-to-surface campaign
The Iraqi attack on Al-Khafji (January 1991)
The Mother of all Battles (Desert Storm), Phase Two: The ground and sea campaign (24-28 February, 1991)
The Mother of all Battles (Desert Storm)—The ceasefire and the summations of the war
The Intifada, March 1991
The Iraqi Army: Processes of reorganization and rehabilitation
Iraq’s struggle against international supervision (1991-2003)
The Iraqi Army’s struggle against the continued Coalition attacks (1991-2003)
The Iraqi Army’s confrontation with the Kurds and Iran
The Regime’s struggle against internal opposition
The next target Israel? The establishment of the Jerusalem Army for the liberation of Palestine
The last war: The ‘Decisive War ‘ (Operation ‘Iraqi Freedom’)—Preparing for the war
The last war: The ‘Decisive War ‘ (Operation ‘Iraqi Freedom’)—the course of the war until the conquest of Baghdad (20 March–13 April, 2003)
The last war: The ‘Decisive War’ (Operation ‘Iraqi Freedom’)—The fall of the regime and summary of the campaign
Major trends in the development of the military power and the Armed Forces High Command
General Headquarters operational system and the military intelligence
The whole nation is the army: The manpower system
Training, training, training: The training system
The training system corps
The Logistic System
Independent bodies in the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff
The ground forces field system
The air arm
Other arms: The naval and surface-to-surface missile arms
Additional military organizations
The forces for the defence of the regime
Military industry and production: Conventional weapons
Unconventional weapons
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Colonel Pesach Malovany, IDF (Ret.) is a senior intelligence analyst who served for many years in the collection and research units of the Intelligence Corps.
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