islamic revolution impact on iran army

eight years of sacred defense of iran against saddam hussein's baath regime has been studied from different perspectives. meanwhile, western analysts also have discussed this war from their own point of view which can be important and worthy in its own turn. now that many years have passed from the termination of iraq war against iran, reviewing and analyzing this war can expose many neglected aspects of it. this article which is a translation of a foreign article can be a reflection of what western countries think about this war. its methodology can be helpful in the next investigations of iran-iraq war. it explains iranian forces resistance against iraqi forces during eight years of war. being written by an american officer in a us military college, this paper can show the us military experts' knowledge about iran and its developments. although this knowledge is not real and deep in many cases, it is noticeable in some. this paper contains some valuable analysis that is recommended to be studied.