All the Shah's Men : An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

This is the first full-length account of the CIA's coup d'etat in Iran in 1953--a covert operation whose consequences are still with us today. Written by a noted New York Times journalist, this book is based on documents about the coup (including some lengthy internal CIA reports) that have now been declassified. Stephen Kinzer's compelling narrative is at once a vital piece of history, a cautionary tale, and a real-life espionage thriller. Half A Century Ago, The United States Overthrew A Middle Eastern Government For The First Time. The Victim Was Mohammad Mossadegh, The Democratically Elected Prime Minister Of Iran. Although The Coup Seemed A Success At First, Today It Serves As A Chilling Lesson About The Dangers Of Foreign Intervention. In This Book, Veteran New York Times Correspondent Stephen Kinzer Gives The First Full Account Of This Fateful Operation. His Account Is Centered Around An Hour-by-hour Reconstruction Of The Events Of August 1953, And Concludes With An Assessment Of The Coup's Haunting And Terrible Legacy.--jacket. 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. Stephen Kinzer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 244-249) And Index. Half a century ago, the United States overthrew a Middle Eastern government for the first time. The victim was Mohammad Mossadegh, the democratically elected prime minister of Iran. Although the coup seemed a success at first, today it serves as a chilling lesson about the dangers of foreign intervention. In this book, the author, a veteran New York Times correspondent, gives a full account of this fateful operation. This book is centered around an hour-by-hour reconstruction of the events of August 1953, and concludes with an assessment of the coup's "haunting and terrible legacy."--adapted from jacket 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. Most of Tehran was asleep when an odd caravan set out through the darkness shortly before midnight on August 15, 1953.