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List of Figures ix Preface and Acknowledgments xi Introduction: The Iranian Phoenix 1 1 Heritage of Greatness, Legacy of Loss 11 2 Powerful Predecessors: The Safavids and Nader Shah 41 3 Laughingstock: The Qajar Military 61 4 Nationalism Unleashed: From Revolution to the Great War 91 5 Two Paths: The Birth of the Modern Iranian Armed Forces 125 6 Sidelined: The World at War in Iran 151 7 Cold War Pillar: The Rise of the Imperial Armed Forces 181 8 Old Guard, New Guard: Iran’s Armed Forces in the 211 Islamic Revolution 9 Horrible Sacrifice: The Iran-Iraq War 242 10 Despise Not Your Enemy: Iran’s Armed Forces in the 299 Twenty-first Century Notes 331 Bibliography 355 Index 369 Contents This page intentionally left blank ...

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