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From the Kur to the Aras : a military history of Russia's move into the South Caucasus and the first Russo-Iranian war, 1801-1813

Title
From the Kur to the Aras : a military history of Russia's move into the South Caucasus and the first Russo-Iranian war, 1801-1813 / by George A. Bournoutian.
Author
Bournoutian, George A.
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

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Description
xlvii, 318 pages : maps; 25 cm.
Summary
"In From the Kur to the Aras George A. Bournoutian presents the first military history of the Russian advance into the South Caucasus in 1801 and the ensuing First Russo-Iran War (1804-1813) that was a crucial step in the Russian Empire's eventual expansion into the Caucasus region. Using both Iranian and Russian primary sources, the work vividly describes the strategies, military capabilities and personalities that clashed for ten years, ending with the Treaty of Golestan. Numerous and illustrative maps, as well as informative appendices, add to a balanced view of a struggle between and ancient and an emerging empire"--
Series Statement
Iran studies, 1569-7401 ; volume 22
Uniform Title
Iran studies ; v. 22.
Alternative Title
Military history of Russia's move into the South Caucasus and the first Russo-Iranian war, 1801-1813
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-304) and index.
Contents
The Antecedents -- Opening Gambit -- Prelude to the War: (February 1803-January 1804) -- All-Out War: (March-October, 1804) -- Coercion and Expansion: (January 1805-February 1806) -- War on Many Fronts: (1806-1809) -- Between War and Peace: (April 1809-February 1812) -- The Road to Golestan: (February 1812-October, 1813).
Call Number
JFE 21-6195
ISBN
  • 9789004445154
  • 9004445153
LCCN
  • 2020052257
  • 40030391765
OCLC
1198556790
Author
Bournoutian, George A., author.
Title
From the Kur to the Aras : a military history of Russia's move into the South Caucasus and the first Russo-Iranian war, 1801-1813 / by George A. Bournoutian.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Iran studies, 1569-7401 ; volume 22
Iran studies ; v. 22.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-304) and index.
Other Form:
Online version: Bournoutian, George, From the Kur to the Aras Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] 9789004445161 (DLC) 2020052258
Other Standard Identifier
40030391765
Research Call Number
JFE 21-6195
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