Persian Gulf Command: A History of the Second World War in Iran and Iraq

Persian Gulf Command: A History of the Second World War in Iran and Iraq

by Ashley Jackson
Persian Gulf Command: A History of the Second World War in Iran and Iraq

Persian Gulf Command: A History of the Second World War in Iran and Iraq

by Ashley Jackson

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Overview

A new history of the long-overlooked WWII theater in Iran and Iraq, its unrecognized significance, and its impact on society and politics.This dynamic history is the first to construct a total picture of the experience and impact of World War II in Iran and Iraq. Contending that these two countries were more important to the Allied forces’ war operations than has ever been acknowledged, historian Ashley Jackson investigates the grand strategy of the Allies and their operations in the region and the continuing legacy of Western intervention in the Middle East.Iran and Iraq served as the first WWII theater in which the U.S., the U.K., and the U.S.S.R. fought alongside each other. Jackson charts the intense Allied military activity in Iran and Iraq and reveals how deeply the war impacted common people’s lives. He also provides revelations about the true nature of Anglo-American relations in the region, the beginnings of the Cold War, and the continuing corrosive legacy of Western influence in these lands.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781538542224
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date: 06/26/2018
Edition description: Unabridged
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ashley Jackson is professor of imperial and military history, King’s College, London, and visiting fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford. He has published extensively on the British Empire in times of war. He lives in Oxfordshire, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction1 - Iran, Iraq and the great powers2 - Defending Iran and Iraq3 - Towards the Iraqi coup4 - Iraq goes to war5 - Fallujah and the advance on Baghdad6 - Mopping up and de-Nazification7 - Barbarossa and Iran8 - Anglo-Soviet invasion9 - Abdication and occupation10 - The consequences of occupation11 - War and the home front12 - Churchill's new command13 - 'Jumbo' and the Germans14 - The Persian corridor15 -An allied battleground16 - War's end

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