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Al-Hussein: Iraqi Indigenous Conventional Arms Projects, 1980-2003 ME 49
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Personalize
- No
- Signed
- No
- Custom Bundle
- No
- Book Series
- Middle East@War Ser.
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Illustrated
- Original Language
- English
- Inscribed
- No
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9781914377181
- EAN
- 9781914377181
- Book Title
- Al-Hussein : Iraqi Indigenous Conventional Arms Projects, 1980-2003
- Publisher
- Helion & Company, The Limited
- Item Length
- 11.8 in
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Middle East / Iraq, Military Science, Military / General
- Item Width
- 8.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 80 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Helion & Company, The Limited
ISBN-10
1914377184
ISBN-13
9781914377181
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25050402616
Product Key Features
Book Title
Al-Hussein : Iraqi Indigenous Conventional Arms Projects, 1980-2003
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Middle East / Iraq, Military Science, Military / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Book Series
Middle East@War Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length
11.8 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
49
Dewey Decimal
355.80956709045
Synopsis
Iraq not only launched domestic production of many weapon systems of the Western and Soviet design but became a prime location for the development of high-profile advanced weapon systems. The most notable of these was the al-Hussein - a stretched long-range variant of the famous Soviet R-17E (ASCC/NATO-code 'SS-1 Scud')., Always at the forefront of Arab states when it came to the development of its armed forces and armament industry, during the 1970s Iraq embarked on an ambitious program of becoming self-sufficient in production of almost all equipment and ammunition necessary for its armed forces. Indeed, during the following decade, many of the related projects became a necessity because of the lengthy and costly war with Iran. The most ambitious - and probably the best-known - such projects were related to the production of ballistic missiles: the efforts resulted in the construction of a factory for production of rocket propellant at Hillah and another for the assembly of ballistic missiles at Fallujah. A direct result emerged in early 1988, when Iraq deployed the al-Hussein ballistic missile (an extended-range variant of the Soviet-made R-17E 'Scud') to strike Tehran in Iran in the course of the so-called 'War of the Cities'.However, al-Hussein was far from being the only such project. At the time Iraqi scientists and armament designers including Nassir al-Hindawi, Rihab at-Taha, and Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash were considered some of the best in the world, they became closely involved in cooperating with Brazil, resulting in the development of the Astros 2 (a copy of the Soviet-made Luna-M artillery rocket), and then embarked on the development of such advanced designs as the Liath and Ababil, and a solid-fuel ballistic missile; the al-Samoud 2.Moreover, the Iraqis launched a project to develop indigenous early warning radar aircraft; anti-ballistic missiles; and cooperated with South Africa in the field of development of long-range artillery pieces like the GC-45 (in its GHN-45 variant). Indeed, within Project Babylon, the Iraqis cooperated with prominent Canadian artillery-expert Gerald Bull to develop the so-called 'super gun' a 1,000mm artillery piece expected to be able of reaching a range of 750km.Written by one of the Iraqi engineers involved, and richly illustrated with photographs (many in color) and specially commissioned artworks, al-Hussein is the first-hand account of these and many other indigenous Iraqi armament projects., Always at the forefront of Arab states when it came to the development of its armed forces and armament industry, during the 1970s Iraq embarked on an ambitious program of becoming self-sufficient in production of almost all equipment and ammunition necessary for its armed forces. Indeed, during the following decade, many of the related projects became a necessity because of the lengthy and costly war with Iran. The most ambitious - and probably the best-known - such projects were related to the production of ballistic missiles: the efforts resulted in the construction of a factory for production of rocket propellant at Hillah and another for the assembly of ballistic missiles at Fallujah. A direct result emerged in early 1988, when Iraq deployed the al-Hussein ballistic missile (an extended-range variant of the Soviet-made R-17E 'Scud') to strike Tehran in Iran in the course of the so-called 'War of the Cities'.However, al-Hussein was far from being the only such project. At the time Iraqi scientists and armament designers including Nassir al-Hindawi, Rihab at-Taha, and Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash were considered some of the best in the world, they became closely involved in cooperating with Brazil, resulting in the development of the Astros 2 (a copy of the Soviet-made Luna-M artillery rocket), and then embarked on the development of such advanced designs as the Liath and Ababil, and a solid-fuel ballistic missile; the al-Samoud 2.Moreover, the Iraqis launched a project to develop indigenous early warning radar aircraft; anti-ballistic missiles; and cooperated with South Africa in the field of development of long-range artillery pieces like the GC-45 (in its GHN-45 variant). Indeed, within Project Babylon, the Iraqis cooperated with prominent Canadian artillery-expert Gerald Bull to develop the so-called 'super gun': a 1,000mm artillery piece expected to be able of reaching a range of 750km.Written by one of the Iraqi engineers involved, and richly illustrated with photographs (many in color) and specially commissioned artworks, al-Hussein is the first-hand account of these and many other indigenous Iraqi armament projects.
LC Classification Number
UF505
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