CIAO DATE: 10/2010
March 2009
Table of Contents
Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces
Steven R. Ward
List of Figures
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Iranian 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 Twenty-first Century
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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