The Iranian military in revolution and war / / Sepehr Zabih

• Autore: Zabih Sepehr
• 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
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Iran