All the Shah's men - Stephen Kinzer

"Stephen Kinzer?s brilliant reconstruction of the Iranian coup is made even more fascinating by the fact that it is true. It is as gripping as a thriller, and also tells much about why the United States is involved today in places like Afghanistan and Iraq."
?Gore Vidal, author of Lincoln, Burr, and 1876.

"Remarkable, readable, and relevant . . . All the Shah?s Men not only reads like an exciting, pageturning spy novel, it deals with the hard issues of today."
?Senator Richard Lugar, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

"A wellresearched object lesson in the dismal folly of socalled nationbuilding. British and American readers of today should blush with shame."
?John le Carr, author of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
and The Tailor of Panama