All the Shah's men : an American coup and the roots of Middle East terror / Stephen Kinzer.
Traces the events leading to the 1953 coup in Iran, noting the reasons behind the U.S.'s covert operations under the joint authority of Eisenhower and Churchill, the orchestrations of prime minister Mossadegh and CIA officer Kermit Roosevelt, and the coup's ongoing consequences.
Record details
- ISBN: 0471265179
- ISBN: 9780471265177
- Physical Description: xiv, 258 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-249) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Good evening, Mr. Roosevelt -- Curse this fate -- The last drop of the nation's blood -- A wave of oil -- His master's orders -- Unseen enemies everywhere -- You do not know how evil they are -- An immensely shrewd old man -- Block headed British -- Pull up your socks and get going -- I knew it! : they love me! -- Purring like a giant cat.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Mosaddeq, Mohammad, 1880-1967.
Iran > Politics and government > 1941-1979.
United States > Relations > Iran.
Iran > Relations > United States.
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- 1 current hold with 17 total copies.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 955.05 KIN (Text) | 36015000707741 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 955.053 Kin (Text) | 101091000482336 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | 955.053 Kin (Text) | 30308100650085 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 955.05 Kinzer (Text) | 33115005199937 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 955.053 K (Text) | 33258004659533 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/10/2026 |
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Summary:
Traces the events leading to the 1953 coup in Iran, noting the reasons behind the U.S.'s covert operations under the joint authority of Eisenhower and Churchill, the orchestrations of prime minister Mossadegh and CIA officer Kermit Roosevelt, and the coup's ongoing consequences.
