Iranian Ways of War: From Cyrus the Great to Qasem Soleimani

by Ahmed S. Hashim

This book traces the long history of Iran's wars, and the evolution of the Islamic Republic's military trajectory since 1979. Ahmed Hashim draws on Farsi, Arabic and European sources to explore Iran's efforts to create modern armed forces, the devastating Iran-Iraq War (1980-8), and Tehran's evolving fighting capabilities in Syria and Iraq. This analysis offers clues as to how Iran may fare--directly or by proxy--in future confrontations with its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787380343
• ISBN13: 9781787380349
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 320 Pages