Guests of the Ayatollah : the first battle in America's war with militant Islam
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New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2006].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
680 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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LC Subjects
Hostages -- Iran.
Hostages -- Iran.
Iran -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Chronology.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Chronology.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Personal narratives.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Personal narratives.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Search and rescue operations.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Iran.
Hostages -- Iran.
Iran -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Chronology.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Chronology.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Personal narratives.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Personal narratives.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Search and rescue operations.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Iran.
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2006].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
A chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis, America's first battle with militant Islam. On November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by the revolutionary Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini, stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. They took 52 Americans hostage, and kept nearly all of them hostage for 444 days. Journalist Bowden tells the story through the eyes of the hostages, the soldiers in a new special forces unit sent to free them, their radical, naïve captors, and the diplomats working to end the crisis. Bowden takes us inside the hostages' cells and inside the Oval Office for meetings with President Carter and his exhausted team. We travel to international capitals where shadowy figures held clandestine negotiations, and to the deserts of Iran, where a courageous, desperate attempt to rescue the hostages exploded into tragic failure.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bowden, M. (2006). Guests of the Ayatollah: the first battle in America's war with militant Islam (First edition.). Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bowden, Mark, 1951-. 2006. Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam. Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bowden, Mark, 1951-. Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bowden, Mark. Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam First edition., Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006.
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