His strong point was his creativity in tactics and strategies which helped him break deadlocks while he always remained an intimate and humble. With iran tensions high, a us military command pushes a dubious carrier strategy. Misperceptions of iran s strategic intentions could lead to military confrontation and an escalatory cycle especially on the heels of u. Seen today, netanyahus decadelong reign has left israel more isolated than ever before in its struggle against an iranian regime that perceives. The best books on military strategy, as recommended by antulio echevarria, editor of the us army war college quarterly and formerly director of research at. Qassem soleimani, iranian military commander, 19572020. Drawing from an extensive cache of captured iraqi government records, this book is the first comprehensive military and strategic account of the war through the lens of the iraqi regime and its senior military commanders. Top 10 books about the iraq war ranging from forensic intelligence reports to biting reportage and searing fiction and memoir, these books lay.
And in an already tight space, things will get interesting. Immortal is the only singlevolume englishlanguage survey of irans military history. General mohammad hossein baqeri, chief of staff of the iranian armed forces said in remarks published on 27 november 2016 that iran needed a fleet in the indian. Irans defense and military goals, strategy, plans, and intentions. The best books on military strategy five books expert. Most senior officers are veterans of the imposed war, which has had a major influence on iranian strategic thinking. Small wars and the rise of american power basic books, 2002, 316. Irans military and nuclear capabilities center for strategic and.
The iraniraq war by williamson murray cambridge university press. The iraniraq war, which lasted from 1980 to 1988, has had a major influence on iranian military strategy. Razoux has written an excellent book on this long and bloody war. In the current strategic environment, one of our adversaries, for good or ill, is iran. Strategy behind killing of top iranian military leader nprs michel martin speaks to the atlantic councils director of the scowcroft middle east security initiative, kirsten fontenrose. As modern weaponry increases in range, the battlefield gets smaller. Armed forces of the islamic republic of iran wikipedia. A presentation and analysis of irans military doctrine in a concise document is not available. The iran iraq war 19801988 was a defining moment for the iranian military and it continues to underpin many aspects of iranian military doctrine.
Logistics from wallenstein to patton 1977, 2nd edition 2004, the transformation of war 1991, the sword and the olive. Van creveld is the author of thirtythree books on military history, strategy, and other topics, of which command in war 1985, supplying war. The defensive dimension of irans military doctrine. Hashim is associate professor of strategic studies at nanyang. Contrary to what many seem to be speculating, iran probably will not retaliate against israel through a direct military strike. The book is strong on narrative, well written, and engaging. Janes has enumerated the operations that have been conducted across the world. With iran tensions high, a us military command pushes a. But iran has a wellhoned strategy of asymmetric warfare. Iranian military planners are adept at incorporating lessons from other conflicts, such as the u. Prior to that, he was the director of research at the us army war college. Echevarria ii is the editor of the us army war college quarterly. Despite its relatively modest military might, iran has long employed proxies to fend off adversaries and extend its power and political influence. What the iranian way of war looks like the atlantic.
Iran center for strategic and international studies. The united states is locked and loaded for a retaliatory attack on iran. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more. Is irans military the model for americas adversaries. Here are the likely options, which range widely in their degree of provocation to iran and risk to u. He is the author of clausewitz and contemporary war, imagining future war and after clausewitz, as well as several articles on military thinking and contemporary war. Iran uses proxies to punch above its weight in the middle. As part of this strategy, semar has started adapting its installations and bases. It skips effortlessly between finance, tactics, politics and diplomacy. How iran could beat up on americas superior military. Later, iran began establishing its own armaments industry. After the coup in 1953, iran began purchasing some weapons from israel, the united states and other countries of the western bloc.
The basis of iranian military doctrine was developed during iran s long and traumatic war with iraq 19801988. Top 10 books about the iraq war books the guardian. Iran s military strategy, as i said earlier, is focused on deterrence and is unlikely to change considerably in the near term, but iran has taken steps towards developing a limited expeditionary. The iraniraq war is one of the largest, yet least documented conflicts in the history of the middle east. Each nation detailed on is assessed on individual and collective values.
More burke chair publications on iran in addition to several published books. Understanding irans military strategy the jerusalem post. Cambridge core middle east studies the iraniraq war by williamson murray. Irans military strategy does not emphasize external defense. Irans missile programme was primarily a consequence.
Iran has carried over this strategy into the syrian civil war. This book traces the long history of irans wars, and the evolution of the islamic. The iranian military strategy relies on a combination of deterrence and the ability to use unconventional and proxy forces, both anonymous and state. The iran military and nuclear capabilities project provides analytical reports on. By the late qajar dynasty, persia formed the worlds first unified military consisting of the ground, naval and air forces. Irans eyeforaneye strategy in the gulf the new yorker. Iran may suffer from military disadvantages, but that doesnt stop it from being a major military player in the middle east. There are, of course, many kinds of books about iran other than historical scholarship, and. For instance, rather than depending solely on its own military forces, iran has recruited thousands of shiites from afghanistan. A military history of iran and its armed forces, provides a valuable starting point for developing an understanding of that particular adversary.
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