a military history of Iran and its armed forces Ward, Steven R. creator Georgetown University Center for Peace and Security Studies. ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. dcu Washington, D.C Georgetown University Press c2009 2009 monographic eng

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xiii, 380 p. : maps, plans. 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. Steven R. Ward. "In cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University." Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-361) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. a-ir--- Iran History, Military Iran Armed Forces History DS273.3 .W37 2009eb http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10313995 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10313995 CaPaEBR 080717 ebr10313995