Iranian Military History and Armies 1900 to Present
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Iran in the 20th Century World Wars and Cold War
World War One
- -قحطي بزرگ و نسل کشي در ايران در فاصله سالهای 1917 تا میلادی 1919-Dr. Mohammad-Gholi Majd: The Great Famine and Genocide in Iran in 1917-1919
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World War Two
- -یک خرس ایرانی؛ سربازی برای لهستان در جنگ دوم جهانی –Wojtek: The Iranian Bear of the Polish Army in World War Two
- Many Polish Boys were named Dariusz: A chapter of forgotten History of Iran
- Rare aerial view of British base in Qazvin in northwest Iran in 1941
- The memorial of those who died defending the border bridge at Jolfa (Iranian Azarbaijan) during the Soviet invasion of northwest Iran in August 1941-طرح یادمان شهدای شهریور ۱۳۲۰ در مرز جلفا رونمایی شد-see photo of the memorial
History of the Iranian Army 1900-1979
- –سپهبد محمد کاظمی و سرهنگ منوچهر البرز–تاریخ پنجاه ساله نیروی زمینی ارتش شاهنشاهی–General Mohammad-Kazemi, Colonel Manouchehr Alborz. Colonel Ali Vaziri with foreword by General Glolam-Ali Oveissi C in C of land forces at time of writing (1976). The Fifty Year History of the Iranian Army. Tehran: Imperial Iranian Army. (pdf) – NOTE: This is a large document, therefore it will take a little time to load on your server.
Important Documents & Treaties
Documents of Opposition Groups (1900-1979)
- Archives of the Iranian left (download in pdf)
- Archives of the Jangali movement (download in pdf)
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The Iran-Iraq War
Ground Battles
Helicopters
Air Operations
- Documentaries on Iranian air operations during the Iran-Iraq War
- Cinematic Recreation of Iranian Air Force Fighters in Action During the Iran-Iraq War
- The case of the Iranian F-14A Tomcat that downed three aircraft with a single Phoenix missile (in Persian)
- New York Times: Archive Offers Rare Look Into Hussein’s Private Ruminations (by Elizabeth Goodridge & Michael R. Gordon; October 26, 2011): (note references to Iranian air force and use of chemical weapons by Saddam); See also:-انتشار آرشیو صدام: واکنش نیروی هوایی ایران به حمله عراق به گونه ای بود که برای صدام قابل باور نبود.. – Reaction of Iranian air force was so powerful that Saddam refused to believe it (in persian)- see also Balatarin: Declassified captured US documents reveal Saddam Hussein was surprised at ferocity of the attacks of the Iranian air force resistance against his invasion (in Persian) (october 2011 reports)
Western support for Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq War
- Financial Times (December 30, 2011): UK secretly supplied Saddam
- -ایران 1981 در اسناد تازه یاب بریتانیایی-مقاله هشتم- تداوم جنگ عراق و ایران -Persian article regarding British archives pertaining to the Iran-Iraq war (article discusses British training of Iraqi tnak units and their repairs to Iraqi captured iranian Chieftain tanks]
Recommended Books
- Books on the History of the Iranian Air Force by Farzad Bishop and Tom Cooper
- Tom Cooper & Farzad Bishop (2004). Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat. England: Osprey Combat Aircraft 49- Osprey Publishing (pdf).
Post-War Developments
- Former Iranian Aitr Force Pilot Hooshang Shahbazi lands Civilian Airliner without Nose Gear - see also Washington Post Report on Hooshang Shahbazi (entitled “Iranian hero pilot gets cold shoulder“ October 29, 2011) – see also website of Captain Hooshang Shahbazi.
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