| August 1941: The Anglo-Russian Occupation of Iran and Change of Shahs Contributor(s): Majd, Mohammad Gholi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761859403 ISBN-13: 9780761859406 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $124.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - History | Military - World War Ii - Political Science | Peace |
| Dewey: 955.053 |
| LCCN: 2012939452 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.80 lbs) 436 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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, Majd completes the story by describing his downfall. The author has made an extensive search of the widely scattered U.S. diplomatic and military records and these are supplemented by reports in the The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Daily Tribune, as well as other press accounts. More than seventy years later, this interesting story has remained untold. August 1941 is the first detailed and documented account of the affair. |
