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Guests of the Ayatollah: The Inside Story of the Iranian Hostage Crisis

Guests of the Ayatollah: The Inside Story of the Iranian Hostage Crisis

by Mark Bowden (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

    $4.47

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    Hardcover 2006

    $17.21
Synopsis

In 1979, the Ayatollah Khomeini's followers abducted 66 American citizens and held them hostage for 444 days. The crisis that followed is a watershed in modern history. Acclaimed author Mark Bowden tells this shocking and unforgettable story through the eyes of the hostages, their Iranian captors and the American special operations soldiers and pilots who tried to end the crisis with one swift, violent strike. Guests of the Ayatollah is the epic account of the first American showdown with Islamic fundamentalism.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 704
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 12 Apr 2007
ISBN 10: 1843544962
ISBN 13: 9781843544968
Book Overview: A dramatic account of the Iranian hostage crisis that marked the birth of radical Islam, now in paperback: 'This is history as tragedy, written as a thriller by a master storyteller.' Angus Batey, The Times

Media Reviews
Suspenseful, Inspiring, mordant, and, perhaps most of all, affectionate toward those who had to endure such trying circumstances ... Bowden performs a great service by pulling us back in time, to the dawn of an awful age when America was low and radical Islam triumphant. -- Reuel Marc Gerecht
Author Bio
Mark Bowden is the bestselling author of Killing Pablo, Finders Keepers and Black Hawk Down, which was made into a successful film by Ridley Scott. He is a national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly.