Kinzer, Stephen, 1951-

All the Shah's men : an American coup and the roots of Middle East terror / Stephen Kinzer. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2003. - xxix, 258 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface. Acknowledgments. Notes on Usage. 1. Good Evening, Mr. Roosevelt. 2. Curse This Fate. 3. The Last Drop of the Nation's Blood. 4. A Wave of Oil. 5. His Master's Orders. 6. Unseen Enemies Everywhere. 7. You Do Not Know How Evil They Are. 8. An Immensely Shrewd Old Man. 9. Block Headed British. 10. Pull Up Your Socks and Get Going. 11. I Knew It! They Love Me! 12. Purring Like a Giant Cat. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Traces the events leading to the 1953 coup in Iran and it's consequences, discussing the covert operations under the joint authority of Eisenhower and Churchill involving prime minister Mossadegh and CIA officer Roosevelt.

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014015925 Uk


Mosaddeq, Mohammad, 1880-1967


Iran--History--Coup d'état, 1953.
Irán --Historia --Golpe de Estado, 1953
Iran--Politics and government--1941-1979.
Irán--Politica y gobierno--1941-1979
United States--Relations--Iran.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones--Irán
Iran--Relations--United States.
Irán --Relaciones --Estados Unidos

415 DS 318 / K56a 2003

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