Persian Gulf Command : a history of the Second World War in Iran and Iraq / Ashley Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Ashley, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Iran.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Iraq.

Iran.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A new history of the long-overlooked WWII theater in Iran and Iraq, its unrecognized significance, and its impact on local 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Map of Iran and Iraq in the Second World War

INTRODUCTION

1. Iran, Iraq and the great powers

2. Defending Iran and Iraq

3. Towards the Iraqi coup

4. Iraq goes to war

5. Fallujah and the advance on Baghdad

6. Mopping up and de- Nazification

7. Barbarossa and Iran

8. Anglo-Soviet invasion

9. Abdication and occupation

10. The consequences of occupation

11. War and the home front

12. Churchill's new command

13. 'Jumbo' and the Germans

14. The Persian corridor

15. An allied battleground

16. War's end

ENDNOTES

SOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-406) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-23536-4

OCLC:

1125188190