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Book SynopsisAs many as eight to ten million Persians perished because of starvation and disease during the famine of 1917-1919, making it the greatest calamity in Persia''s history. In this book, Mohammad Gholi Majd argues that Persia was the greatest victim of World War One and also the victim of possibly the worst genocide of the twentieth century. Using U.S. State Department records, as well as Persian and British sources, Majd describes and documents a veritable holocaust about which practically nothing has been written. It is the first book in Majd''s World War I trilogy.
Trade ReviewMajd brings the Persian famine, an issue that in the past has received very little attention, to the forefront. * Middle East Journal *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; The Great Famine of 1917-1919: A Documentary Account; A True Holocaust: The Decline in Persia's Population, 1914-1919; Destruction and Looting by the Russians; Depriving Persia of Food: British Purchases of Foodstuffs; Depriving Persia of Mo
