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Guests of the Ayatollah Mark Bowden

Guests of the Ayatollah By Mark Bowden

Guests of the Ayatollah by Mark Bowden


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Summary

In 1979, the Ayatollah Khomeini's followers abducted fifty-two American citizens and held them hostage for 444 days. This book tells the shocking and unforgettable story through the eyes of the hostages, their Iranian captors and the American special operations soldiers and pilots who tried to end the crisis with one swift, violent strike.

Guests of the Ayatollah Summary

Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in the West's War with Militant Islam by Mark Bowden

In 1979, the Ayatollah Khomeini's followers abducted fifty-two American citizens and held them hostage for 444 days. The crisis that followed is a watershed in modern history. Acclaimed author Mark Bowden tells this shocking and unforgettable story through the eyes of the hostages, their Iranian captors and the American special operations soldiers and pilots who tried to end the crisis with one swift, violent strike. Guests of the Ayatollah is the epic account of the first American showdown with Islamist fundamentalism.

About Mark Bowden

Mark Bowden is the bestselling author of Killing Pablo, Finders Keepers and Black Hawk Down, which was made into a successful film by Ridley Scott. He is a national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly.

Additional information

GOR001984964
9781843544951
1843544954
Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in the West's War with Militant Islam by Mark Bowden
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Atlantic Books
20060608
464
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