Persia in World War I and Its Conquest by Great Britain

Mohammad Gholi Majd is the author of The Great Famine and Genocide in Persia, 1917-1919, (University Press of America, 2003), and The Great American Plunder of Persia's Antiquities, 1925-1941, (University Press of America, 2003).

Mohammad Majd has...diligently mined a much under-utilized source, the U.S. State Department archives, and assembled a great deal of useful and interesting information. The analysis he presents, furthermore, particularly regarding the political context in Iran immediately prior to the outbreak of the war, offers some valuable insights.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Persia on the Eve of World War I and Majlis Elections of 1914Chapter 3 Initial Aggression Against PersiaChapter 4 New Anglo-Russian Division of Persia and Persian ResistanceChapter 5 Russian Conquest of North Persia, 1915-1917Chapter 6 British Conquest of South Persia, 1916-1919Chapter 7 Russian Revolution and Withdrawal from PersiaChapter 8 Prelude to New British Invasions: Some Diplomatic ExchangesChapter 9 New British Invasions of Persia, 1918Chapter 10 Jangali Resistance and DefeatChapter 11 Turkish Incursion into Azerbaijan and the Flight of ChristiansChapter 12 Appointment of Second Vossough-ed-Dowleh CabinetChapter 13 Losing Both War and Peace: Persian Demands at VersaillesChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author