August 1941: The Anglo-Russian Occupation of Iran and Change of Shahs

by MohammadGholi Majd and Mohammad Gholi Majd

Coming shortly after the British occupation of Iraq and the German invasion of Russia, the Anglo-Russian occupation of Iran secured a vital route for supplies to Russia and assured British control of the oilfields. To save the Pahlavi regime, Reza Shah was replaced by his son and Iranians were given a "New Deal." The Allied occupation thus ushered in a brief period of democratic freedoms. Having described the rise of Reza Shah in a previous work,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761859403
• ISBN13: 9780761859406
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"