With a thrilling narrative that sheds much light on recent events, this
national bestseller brings to life the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that ousted
the country's elected prime minister, ushered in a quarter-century of
brutal rule under the Shah, and stimulated the rise of Islamic
fundamentalism and anti-Americanism in the Middle East. Selected as one
of the best books of the year by the Washington Post and The
Economist, it now features a new preface by the author on the folly of
attacking Iran.