| Contents |
The rising Shia militancy in the Middle East -- Iran at war -- The Shia Liberation Army -- History of the Quds Force -- The years of revolution and war -- Gateways to Afghanistan and Iraq -- Uprisings, civil war, and insurgencies -- The Quds Force in action -- The road to Syria -- Back to Iraq -- Sanaa calling -- Unfinished business in Afghanistan -- The way ahead -- Resourcing the Quds Force operations -- Long road, uncertain future. |
| Abstract |
The story of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and 200,000 Shia militias fighting to establish an arc of influence across the Middle East. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Uskowi, Nader, 1948- Temperature rising. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2019 9781538121740 |
| LCCN | 2018031357 |
| ISBN | 9781538121726 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1538121727 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9781538121733 paperback ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1538121735 paperback ; alkaline paper |
