ABSTRACT
This book provides the first comprehensive study of the evolution of the Iraqi military from the British mandate era to post-Baathist Iraq. Ethnic and sectarian turmoil is endemic to Iraq, and its armed forces have been intertwined with its political affairs since their creation. This study illustrates how the relationship between the military and
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART I The mandate army
part |2 pages
PART II Praetorian Iraq
part |2 pages
PART III The totalitarian military
part |2 pages
PART IV The mandate army redux