| Description |
xiii, 380 pages : maps, plans ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"In cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-361) and index. |
| Contents |
The Iranian phoenix -- Heritage of greatness, legacy of loss -- Powerful predecessors : the Safavids and Nader Shah -- Laughingstock : the Qajar military -- Nationalism unleashed : from revolution to the Great War -- Two paths : the birth of the modern Iranian armed forces -- Sidelined : the world at war in Iran -- Cold War pillar : the rise of the Imperial Armed Forces -- Old guard, new guard : Iran's armed forces in the Islamic Revolution -- Horrible sacrifice : the Iran-Iraq War -- Despise not your enemy : Iran's armed forces in the twenty-first century. |
| Subject |
Iran -- History, Military.
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Iran -- Armed Forces -- History.
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| Added Author |
Georgetown University. Center for Peace and Security Studies.
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| ISBN |
9781589012585 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1589012585 hardcover alkaline paper |
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