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The Iranian military in revolution and war / / Sepehr Zabih



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Autore: Zabih Sepehr Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Iranian military in revolution and war / / Sepehr Zabih Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1988
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
Disciplina: 355.00955
355.033055
355/.00955
Soggetto topico: Military art and science - Iran
Soggetto geografico: Iran Politics and government 1979-1997
Iran Armed Forces Political activity History 20th century
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
Sommario/riassunto: This 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
Titolo autorizzato: The Iranian military in revolution and war  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-81270-9
1-280-66130-5
9786613638236
1-136-81271-7
0-203-82906-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779025103321
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Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Iran