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200 14$aThe Iranian military in revolution and war$hVolume 36 /$fSepehr Zabih
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2011
215   $a1 online resource (299 p.)
225 1 $aRoutledge Library Editions: Iran
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-415-61785-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliography and index.
327   $aCover; The Iranian Military in Revolution and War; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Cast of Principal Characters; Preface; 1. Background and Scope; 2. The Military and the Political Crisis; 3. The Surrender; 4. Huyser's Account: An Assessment; 5. Purge and Punishment; 6. The Islamisation of the Armed Forces; 7. The 'Imposed War'; 8. The Sepah; 9. Reorganisation and Performance; 10. Conclusion - Update; Postscript; Select Bibliography; List of Newspapers and Periodicals; Index
330   $aThis book is a fascinating critical examination of the characteristics and development of the armed forces in Iran, their role under the Shah and their re-creation in the war against Iraq as the fighting forces of Islam. The author examines the contradictory accounts, including the Shah's own Answer to History, as well as newly available accounts by highly placed ex-officials, and interviews with exiled army officers. He examines in detail the apparent shift of allegiance within the forces from the Shah to Imam and the ways in which this was accomplished. Major Iranian offensives, changing 
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606   $aMilitary art and science$zIran
607   $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1979-1997
607   $aIran$xArmed Forces$xPolitical activity$xHistory$y20th century
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