Iran-Iraq War in the Air 1980-1988 examines the role of airpower in the First Persian Gulf War (widely known as the Iran-Iraq War), which undoubtedly is one of most underestimated and under-researched events in the history of aerial warfare.

For their description of what happened in the air over Iran, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf during this long and bloody war, the authors made full use of their extensive years-long research, eyewitness encounters, and interviews with dozens of people directly involved, as well as recently declassified documents from around the world which appear within these pages for the first time. The balanced, exhaustive coverage describes and analyzes both the development of the Iranian and the Iraqi air forces, their involvement in combat operations, and engagements, while simultaneously discussing their organization and capabilities,  their equipment, as well as the political situations affecting these two services, in detail.

Accessible yet professional, Iran-Iraq War in the Air 1980-1988 is filled with original, previously unpublished information of immense value, the lessons from which are as valid and important today as they were back then, and will be in the future. Up to 104 photographs (most never seen before), OrBATs, and maps are included. All of them have made this book a must for any serious military aviation and Middle East history researcher, as well as aviation enthusiasts and modelers.

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