The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War

ISBN-13: 9781108745789 / Miękka / 2023 / 320 str.

Chattanooga) Tracy Samuel Annie (University of Tennessee

Opis

An examination of how Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) view their history and their roles in the Iran-Iraq War.

Recenzje

'… the book is highly valuable as it introduces the wealth of primary sources created by the IRGC over the decades, which are seldom examined in historical studies.' Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh, The Middle East Journal

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Guards: the establishment of the IRGC; 3. Historians: the IRGC's history of the Iran-Iraq war; 4. Striking while the Revolution's hot: the causes of the Iran-Iraq war; 5. Willing and unable: Iran confronts the Iraqi invasion; 6. The epic of Khorramshahr: Iran in the war from occupation to liberation; 7. Pursuing the aggressor: Iran's invasion of Iraq; 8. War for peace: the Iran-Iraq war, 1985-1987; 9. An end to a war without end: the Iran-Iraq war, 1987-1988; 10. Faith and firepower: Iran's prosecution of the Iran-Iraq war; 11. The holy defense continues: the Iran-Iraq war and Iran's national security; 12. Unfinished history: the IRGC and the Holy Defense Research and Documentation Center since the war; 13. Keeping the war alive: the IRGC's commitment to writing the history of the Iran-Iraq war.