{"product_id":"the-muslim-conquest-of-persia","title":"The Muslim Conquest of Persia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Muslim Conquest of Persia — A.I. Akram | Early Islamic History Series (Book 2)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe authoritative account of one of history's most remarkable military campaigns — now back in print.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Series Born From Overwhelming Demand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the hugely successful publication of \u003cem\u003eKhalid ibn Waleed: Sword of Allah\u003c\/em\u003e, readers across the world rediscovered their passion for \u003cstrong\u003eearly Islamic history\u003c\/strong\u003e — and the demand for more was impossible to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn response, it was decided to bring back into print the complete series of \u003cstrong\u003eout-of-print works by Lieutenant-General A.I. 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Akram's celebrated early Islamic history series\u003c\/strong\u003e — a meticulously researched account of one of the most extraordinary military and civilisational expansions in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition has been carefully updated to include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📝 \u003cstrong\u003eFootnotes\u003c\/strong\u003e added throughout for greater context and clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🔤 \u003cstrong\u003eAnglicisation of certain terms\u003c\/strong\u003e for accessibility to modern readers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✅ \u003cstrong\u003eCorrections of minor spelling and grammatical errors\u003c\/strong\u003e from the original print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🗺️ \u003cstrong\u003eOriginal maps\u003c\/strong\u003e drawn by the author — now fully \u003cstrong\u003edigitised\u003c\/strong\u003e and included in this edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author — Lieutenant-General A.I. Akram (1923–1989)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgha Ibrahim Akram\u003c\/strong\u003e, better known as \u003cstrong\u003eA.I. 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