Format:
XIII, 380 S.
,
Kt.
ISBN:
1589012585
,
9781589012585
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Author's preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction: the Persian phoenix -- 1. Heritage of greatness, legacy of loss -- 2. Powerful predecessors: the Safavids and Nader Shah -- 3. Laughingstock: the Qajar military -- 4. Nationalism unleashed: from revolution to the Great War -- 5. Two paths: the birth of the modern Iranian armed forces -- 6. Sidelined: the world at war in Iran -- 7. Cold War pillar: the rise of the Imperial Armed Forces -- 8. Old guard, new guard: Iran's armed forces in the Islamic Revolution -- 9. Horrible sacrifice: the Iran-Iraq War -- 10. Despise not your enemy: Iran's armed forces in the 21st century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Political Science
Keywords:
Iran
;
Militär
;
Geschichte
