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The End of World War I -- Call to Arms -- To the First İnönü Campaign -- The Long War against Insurgents -- A Short War on the Eastern Front -- The Franco-Turkish War -- Second İnönü and Kütahya-Eskişehir -- The Culminating Point at Sakarya -- Operational and Strategic Pause -- The Great Offensive and the Pursuit to Izmir -- The Advance to the Straits and the Armistice -- The Treaty of Lausanne and the Establishment of the Turkish Republic.

Shipping list no.: 2009-0104-P. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-134) and index. ; Mode of access: Internet.

This essay discusses the historiography of the Cold War from the perspective of American policy and strategy, civil-military relations, and politico-military culture. It presents the history and historical literature of the Cold War in two parts, focusing first on the superpower confrontation in the early decades of the conflict before turning to the Vietnam War era and the global Cold War. It is intended as a guide to secondary sources as of mid-2009. There is no particular argument, other than to support the notion that scholarship has to consider the Cold War as a global event and should not regard either 1945 or 1991 as zero hours. Also, this essay makes no claims at an overarching conclusion, but suggests that while Cold War military history remains fragmented, it represents a more comprehensive picture than many students of the era have thus far come to recognize.

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 through the centuries that they should not be underestimated. This history also provides background on the nationalist, tribal, and religious heritages of the country to help readers better understand Iran and its security outlook. Drawing on a wide range of sources including declassified documents, the author gives prima