Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 704 pages
• Published by: Grove Press March 13, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0802143032
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0802143037
• Book Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.7 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam (Hardcover) Guests of the Ayatollah is by far Mark Bowden's best work. If he doesn't win a Pulitzer Prize for this brilliant piece of journalism he will have been robbed! His outstanding research, interviews, and story telling weave the most compelling narrative of what actually occurred behind the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran during the 444 days that America was held captive. You actually feel like you are right there amongst the American hostages battling anger, fear, depression, smiling inward with every small personal victory over the Iranian students, and comtemplating ways to escape the nightmare both physically and mentally. You also get a clear picture of a President who is angered by the turn of events in Iran, but is too weak to do anything about it. The inclusion of the details of the bold, but ill-fated American rescue mission (Operation Eagle Claw) is fascinating in itself and brilliantly woven into the story. Twenty-six years after the U.S. Embassy takeover you would think that everything that needed to be said about the crisis would have been said, but as Mark Bowden shows that's clearly not the case! THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY MUST READ BOOK! A note to Mark Bowden: A great piece of journalism, Mark! I hope you pick up a Pulitzer Prize. You deserve it! Comment | | (Report this)