The Urmia Front and the Battle of Salmas Book by Majid Khalilzadeh

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The Urmia Front and the Battle of Salmas by Majid Khalilzadeh is a scholarly work that delves into the early stages of World War I in Iran, focusing on the region of Urmia and the Salmas front. The book primarily presents the memoirs of Khosrow Khan Nasr al-Dawlah Afshar, offering firsthand accounts from the period between Safar and Ramadan 1333 (1914–1915). These memoirs provide valuable insights into the initial stages of the war's impact on Iran, particularly in the northwest, where Ottoman forces advanced into Iranian territory following the Russian military's withdrawal to the Caucasus. This movement led to a series of conflicts and massacres that continued even after the official end of World War I.