United States Army in World War II
Middle East Theater

The Persian Corridor and Aid to Russia

by
T.H. Vail Motter


. . . to Those Who Served


CONTENTS

Forward ix
Preface xi
Chapter     Page
PART ONE
The Coming of the Americans
I. Experiment in Cooperation 3
II. Year of Confusion 28
III. Six Months in Iraq 44
IV. Interlude of the Mission to the USSR 65
V. The Iranian Mission and Its Successors 82
VI. Wharves, Roads, and Barges 101
VII. Aircraft Assembly and Delivery 124
VIII. Motor Vehicle Assembly and Delivery 139
IX. Strengthening Iran 156
PART TWO
The Persian Gulf Command
X. New Job, New Tolls: The SOS Plan 175
XI. Blueprint for the Macine 212
XII. The Machine at Work 240
XIII. The Air Corps Takes Over Aircraft Assembly 264
XIV. The Army Takes Over the TAP's 274
XV. Oil for the War 284
XVI. Truck Transport 309
XVII. The Railway 331
XVIII. Port Operations 379
XIX. Target Zero 417
PART THREE
Iran: The Fourth Partner
XX. The U.S. Army and Aid to Iran 435
XXI. The Militlary Advisory Missions 461
 
Glossary  
CODE NAMES  
Basic Military Map Symbols  
Index 515
 
TABLES
 
CHARTS
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MAPS
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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