All the Shah's men: the hidden story of the CIA's coup in Iran

282 Pages·2003·1.949 MB·English

by  Kinzer, Stephen;Muṣaddiq, Muḥammad

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All the
Shah’s Men
An American Coup and the Roots
of Middle East Terror
STEPHEN KINZER
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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All the
Shah’s Men
An American Coup and the Roots
of Middle East Terror
STEPHEN KINZER
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kinzer,Stephen.
All the Shah’s men :an American coup and the roots ofMiddle East terror / Stephen
Kinzer.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-471-26517-9
1.Iran—Politics and government—1941–1979. 2.Mosaddeq,Mohammad,1880–1967.
3.United States—Relations—Iran. 4.Iran—Relations—United States. I.Title.
DS318.K49 2003
955.05'3—dc21 2003009968
Printed in the United States ofAmerica
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For the People of Iran
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There is nothing new in the world except
the history you do not know.
—HARRY TRUMAN
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C O N T E N T S
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Notes on Usage xiii
1. Good Evening, Mr. Roosevelt 1
2. Curse This Fate 17
3. The Last Drop of the Nation’s Blood 30
4. A Wave of Oil 47
5. His Master’s Orders 62
6. Unseen Enemies Everywhere 83
7. You Do Not Know How Evil They Are 102
8. An Immensely Shrewd Old Man 119
9. Block Headed British 134
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viii CONTENTS
10. Pull Up Your Socks and Get Going 150
11. I Knew It! They Love Me! 167
12. Purring Like a Giant Cat 193
Epilogue 216
Notes 229
Bibliography 244
Index 250