standard, a criminal failure of leadership and strategy." This one in general boosted the casualty limit up to 80,000 killed, 200,000 wounded, and 45,000 made prisoner of war. In retrospect, the Iranians lacked effective command and control, air support, and logistics to sustain an offensive in the first place. Saddam Hussein offered several ceasefire attempts in the following years, none of which were accepted by Khomeini. References Bibliography The Persian Puzzle by Kenneth Pollack, Random House, 2004 In The Rose Garden Of The Martyrs: A Memoir Of Iran, by Christopher de Bellaigue, HarperCollins, 2005 Essential Histories: Iran-Iraq War 1980–1988, by Efraim Karsh, Osprey Publishing A Quest For Vengeance, by William E. Smith, TIME Magazine, July 26, 1982 The Longest War, by Dilip Hiro, Routlage Chapman & Hall, 1991. Iran at War: 1500–1988 by Kaveh Farrokh, General Military, 2011 External links The Official Site of Holy Defiance Iran-Iraq War on Iran Chamber Society (www.iranchamber.com) Ramadan Basra Governorate Iran–Iraq War Battles involving Iran Battles involving Iraq 1982 in Iraq July 1982 events in Asia