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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

• –مجموعه قراردادها – جزوه شماره1 -قراردادهای ایران و آرژانتین / ایران و آلمان-وزارت امور خارجه-تألیف: دکتر محی الدین نبوی–Compiled by Dr. Mohieddin Nabavi:Recueil des Traites [Compilation of Treaties]. Fascicule No.1 [Number 1]; Traites Irano-Argentis-Traite {Iran-Argentina treaties}s Irano-Allemands {Iran-Germany treaties}. Ministere des Affairs Etrangeres [Ministry of Foreign Affairs], Tehran, 1957. (pdf)

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

• Footage of Iranian infantry repelling Iraqi T-72 tank attacks

Helicopters

• Rare Footage of Iranian AH-1 Cobra Combat Helicopters during Iran-Iraq War

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)

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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