James Buchan
Author
Physical Desc
xvii, 410 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An insider's account of the 1979 Iranian Revolution challenges popular beliefs while drawing on a wealth of memoirs, diaries and newspaper reports to discuss such topics as the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini, the establishment of Saddam Hussein's Iraq and the development of Al-Qaida.