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Immortal : a military history of Iran and its armed forces /

Immortal, now in an updated paperback edition, is the only single-volume English-language survey of Iran's military history. CIA analyst Steven R. Ward shows that Iran's soldiers, from the famed "Immortals" of ancient Persia to today's Revolutionary Guard, have demonstrated...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ward, Steven R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2014.
Edición:First paperback edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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