Ashley Jackson is professor of imperial and military history, King’s College, London, and visiting fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford. He has published extensively on the British Empire in times of war. He lives in Oxfordshire, UK.
“An absorbing and highly readable account of the Persian Gulf
during the Second World War”—Alan Mackie, Asian Affairs
“Jackson has produced yet another masterful and dazzling work of
imperial military history.”—Timothy C. Winegard, American
Historical Review
"Rigorously researched and comprehensive in scope, Persian Gulf
Command offers startling insights into the intelligence and
propaganda aspects of Britain’s involvement in Iran and
Iraq."—Houman Barekat, Times Literary Supplement
"Ashley Jackson is no stranger to the history of Britain's global
war effort, having written the definitive account of the British
Empire at war."—Richard Overy, Literary Review
“What Jackson has achieved is to paint, skilfully and readably, a
much broader picture to show the strategic drama created by Rashid
Ali and the mufti of Jerusalem in Iraq, combined with the earlier
threat to the oilfields of Iran posed by the Soviets, then in pact
with Germany.”—Antony Winn, Asian Affairs [Journal]
“Assiduously researched and sensitively written, Persian Gulf
Command offers us a fascinating new perspective on the Second World
War - its impact on local societies in the Middle East and the
paths to post-war intervention by the West.”—Richard J. Aldrich,
author of The Black Door
"Splendid… Ashley Jackson skilfully brings together the complex
range of developments that took place in Iraq and Iran during the
Second World War. His book combines thorough research, lucid
analysis and colourful description.”—Evan Mawdsley, author of
December 1941
“A brilliant book that confirms Ashley Jackson’s place among the
preeminent scholars of the British empire. Deeply researched,
comprehensive and incisive, it is the must-read account of
Britain’s Second World War in Iran and Iraq and its enduring
consequences.”—Joe Maiolo, author of Cry Havoc
“Consistently fascinating and thought-provoking… Iran and Iraq
always struggle to gain centre stage in existing histories of the
Second World War, yet they were not secondary theatres for those
who lived or fought there. Ashley Jackson puts them
unapologetically in the limelight.”—Simon Ball, author of The
Bitter Sea
"In this lucid work, filled with telling details and well-crafted
arguments, Jackson has finally revealed the undoubted significance
of Iran and Iraq to the wider war."—Niall Barr, author
of Eisenhower's Armies
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