All fall down : America's tragic encounter with Iran /
This book chronicles America's experience with the Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis of 1978-81. Drawing on internal government documents, it recounts the controversies, decisions and uncertainties that made this a unique chapter in American history. From his personal experiences, the a...
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c1985.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a All fall down : |b America's tragic encounter with Iran / |c Gary Sick. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | 0 | |a New York : |b Random House, |c c1985. | |
| 300 | |a xiii, 366 p. ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 504 | |a Bibliography: p. [343]-360. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a America and the Shah -- Early signs and signals -- The revolution begins -- Communications fail -- Thinking the unthinkable -- The end of a bad year -- Last gasps -- The politics of revolution -- Hostages -- The embassy is taken -- The diplomatic offensive -- A long shot that just missed -- The military option -- The first year ends -- endgame -- Personal notes : inauguration day, 1981. | |
| 520 | |a This book chronicles America's experience with the Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis of 1978-81. Drawing on internal government documents, it recounts the controversies, decisions and uncertainties that made this a unique chapter in American history. From his personal experiences, the author draws revealing portraits of the people who engaged in this test of wills with an Islamic revolutionary regime. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Iran |x Foreign relations |z United States. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Foreign relations |z Iran. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Sick, Gary, 1935- |t All fall down. |b 1st ed. |d New York : Random House, ©1985 |w (OCoLC)558564210 |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Sick, Gary, 1935- |t All fall down. |b 1st ed. |d New York : Random House, ©1985 |w (OCoLC)593209879 |
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