Persia in World War I and Its Conquest by Great Britain

by Mohammad Gholi Majd

Overview

Using U.S. State Department archives, Persian sources, and memoirs of British military officers, Majd provides an outline of military, diplomatic, and political events in Persia during 1914-1918. Persia in World War I and Its Conquest by Great Britain describes Persia's failure to gain recourse at Versailles, alleging that Persia was a loser both in war and peace. It is the second book in Majd's World War I triology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761826781
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/07/2003
Pages:	322
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Mohammad Gholi Majd is the author of The Great Famine and Genocide in Persia, 1917-1919, (University Press of America, 2003), and The Great American Plunder of Persia's Antiquities, 1925-1941, (University Press of America, 2003).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Persia on the Eve of World War I and Majlis Elections of 1914
Chapter 3 Initial Aggression Against Persia
Chapter 4 New Anglo-Russian Division of Persia and Persian Resistance
Chapter 5 Russian Conquest of North Persia, 1915-1917
Chapter 6 British Conquest of South Persia, 1916-1919
Chapter 7 Russian Revolution and Withdrawal from Persia
Chapter 8 Prelude to New British Invasions: Some Diplomatic Exchanges
Chapter 9 New British Invasions of Persia, 1918
Chapter 10 Jangali Resistance and Defeat
Chapter 11 Turkish Incursion into Azerbaijan and the Flight of Christians
Chapter 12 Appointment of Second Vossough-ed-Dowleh Cabinet
Chapter 13 Losing Both War and Peace: Persian Demands at Versailles
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Mohammad Majd has...diligently mined a much under-utilized source, the U.S. State Department archives, and assembled a great deal of useful and interesting information. The analysis he presents, furthermore, particularly regarding the political context in Iran immediately prior to the outbreak of the war, offers some valuable insights.

Iranian Studies

Mohammad Majd has...diligently mined a much under-utilized source, the U.S. State Department archives, and assembled a great deal of useful and interesting information. The analysis he presents, furthermore, particularly regarding the political context in Iran immediately prior to the outbreak of the war, offers some valuable insights.--Iranian Studies

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