The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran

from nbmars

The United States and Iran have been bitter enemies since the Iranian takeover of the American embassy in 1979. Few Americas are aware of how bitter the enmity has been. David Crist's important new book, subtitled "The Secret History of America's Thirty -Year Conflict with Iran," outlines the ori...

from HadriantheBlind

If there is anything like a primarily ideological adversary to modern US foreign policy, it is violent religious fundamentalism. This is most typified in their stormy relationship with Iran. They once were a bulwark ally in the region (after we propped the Shah up with a coup) but now we are each...

from BruceCoulson

The Twilight War ought to be required reading for everyone interested in contemporary events in the Middle East. Starting from the overthrow of the Shah in 1979, Crist details the mistakes, mis-steps and rare successes of both the military and the politicians on both sides of the divide. Although...

from LamSon

In The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran David Crist provides a very readable account of America's conflict with Iran, starting with the takeover of the embassy in Tehran in 1979. Described in detail is the tanker war that brought US and Iranian forces i...

from BruceCoulson

The Twilight War ought to be required reading for everyone interested in contemporary events in the Middle East. Starting from the overthrow of the Shah in 1979, Crist details the mistakes, mis-steps and rare successes of both the military and the politicians on both sides of the divide. Although...