1941 Invasion of Iran - Regime Change WWII-Style
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Published 2024-04-16
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Felton
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All Comments (21)
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NOTE: When I list the recent examples of regime-change in the Middle East, my use of the word 'SUCCESSFUL' is entirely ironic. Perhaps my British humour is not travelling well with some viewers. Thanks.
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My father was a German citizen of Czech origin who had lived in Iran for about 10 years before 1941. He, along with many others, was arrested then and spent 4 years in a POW camp in Australia. Thank you Mark for your succinct video.
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Anyone else here learning more history than we did in school?
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Thank you for greatly reducing my ignorance of Iranian history 1930s-1953.
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My mother was a refugee in Tehran during the war, a Polish refugee from a Siberian camp. Her parents are likely buried there in the Polish cemetery.
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Never knew WW2 had an Iranian chapter. Thanks dr Felton!!
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Mark's channel is basically my main reference for WWII. Now as an Iranian who is naturally familiar with my country's history, when I see how accurate his videos are it makes me sure that he's info is reliable. Not a word or a photo was inaccurate in this whole video.
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My grandfather was a young boy during the Anglo Soviet invasion. He told me once how he was sent with all the children in his family/neighborhood out of his city (Qazvin) and into the mountains and remembered Soviet troops marching down the city streets after he returned.
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As an Iranian, I would like to thank you for this video. I have been following your channel since 2017 and I enjoy all your productions but whenever the topic is related to Iran, I feel even more excited.
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Your unbiased presentation of history should be an example in these times. No spin, no editoriaizing. You present unvarnished history and respect the intelligence of your audience. These are rare qualities today. Thank you.
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At some point dr felton is gonna get in trouble for these history videos. People in power would rather rewrite history rather than learn from it.
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This is a very little known and interesting WW2 topic. Cheers from New Jersey.
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Researching my wife’s family tree, I discovered an officer in the Indian army, who commanded a section of the army under General Quinan. I had no idea why we were invading Iran. I wondered where to go to research the subject. Then this video arrived in my feed. Problem solved! Thank you Dr Felton. A thorough answer which gives the big picture I was missing. I am very grateful.
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As am Iranian I want to tell everyone that reza shah was the pioneer of the new iran . Thanks for your time you spent for Iranian history on WW2 era 🌹
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Mr. Felton, do you ever realistically think that you will run out of WWII stuff to cover? I feel like each video I think, "Ok, Mark Felton HAS to have covered everything there is to cover" but then you come out with something I've never heard of, it's awe-inspiring.
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Wow this is the earliest I’ve been to a Mark Felton Production!
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Bravo! I enjoy how you link modern news to WW2 incidents. Cheers, Mark!
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1954 imagine the nerve of the democraticly elected government saying that Iranian oil belonged to the Iranian people and not BP...clearly had to go. I mean really the Iranian eliets were getting 5% for doing nothing !
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When I was in Baghdad in 2003 with the US Army I met an Iraqi guy and his grandfather who had been in the British Arab Legion in WW2.
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My Iranian friend did his national service in northern Iran, on the border, in the 70's. Showed me pictures of the stone hut in lived in for a year.
