| Description |
xiii, 380 p. : maps, plans. |
| Note |
"In cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-361) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Iran -- History, Military.
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Iran -- Armed Forces -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Georgetown University. Center for Peace and Security Studies.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781589012585 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1589012585 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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