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A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja
A Poisonous Affair America Iraq and the Gassing of Halabja
Author: Joost R. Hiltermann
In March 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, thousands were killed in a chemical attack on a town in Iraqi Kurdistan. Both sides accused the other. Gradually it emerged that Saddam Hussein, with the tacit support of his western allies, was responsible. This book tells the story of the gassing of Halabja, and how Iraq amassed chemical weapons to targ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781107666962
ISBN-10: 1107666961
Publication Date: 3/27/2014
Pages: 346
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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