2007, ISBN: 9780743906753

Hardcover

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, c1981. Second Printing. very good, fair. 24 cm, 336, notes, index, DJ worn at edges and corners, small tears to DJ. Inscribed by the author. T… More...

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, c1981. Second Printing. very good, fair. 24 cm, 336, notes, index, DJ worn at edges and corners, small tears to DJ. Inscribed by the author. The author was the Deputy Chief of the Political Section, U.S. Embassy, Tehran, from 1975 to 1979., Indiana University Press, Washington, DC: Brassey's (US), Inc, 1992. First Printing. Hardcover. very good/very good. Bruce Hoertel (Jacket Photo) and Ken Fredette (Jac. 25 cm. xi, [1], 305, [3] pages. Illustrations. Index. Signed by the author. Lowell Bruce Laingen (born August 6, 1922) is an American retired diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Malta from 1977 to 1979. Laingen was the most senior American official held hostage during the Iran hostage crisis, serving as the Chargé d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. In 1949 he joined the U.S. Foreign Service. On November 4, 1979, the U.S. embassy was overrun by student protesters. 63 hostages were taken at the embassy, while Laingen and two others were seized at the Iranian Foreign Ministry Office. Laingen and 51 hostages were released on January 20, 1981, following 444 days of captivity. Laingen's next position was that of Vice President of the National Defense University. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1987 after 38 years of service. The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981 after a group of Iranian students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. It stands as the longest hostage crisis in recorded history. In Iran, it was widely seen as a blow against the United States and its influence in Iran. The crisis reached a climax when the United States military attempted a rescue operation using ships, including the USS Nimitz and USS Coral Sea, that were patrolling the waters near Iran. On April 24, 1980, the attempt, known as Operation Eagle Claw, failed. The hostages were formally released into United States custody the day after the signing of the Algiers Accords, just minutes after the new American president, Ronald Reagan, was sworn into office. The crisis is considered a pivotal episode in the history of Iran-United States relations., Brassey's (US), Inc, 1992, Teacher Created Materials, 2007. Perfect Bound. New. This intriguing book allows readers to discover some of the most infamous leaders of the Middle East. The Middle East is comprised of many small countries, each with its own government. Through interesting sidebars, supportive text, and an accommodating glossary and index, readers will learn about leaders such as Anwar Sadat, Saddam Hussein, Menachem Begin, and Ayatollah Khomeini as well as the volatile issues of religious extremism, the American hostage crisis, the supply and demand of oil, and how the establishment of the nation of Israel in 1948 has caused constant conflict. Printed Pages: 32., Teacher Created Materials, 2007<

2007, ISBN: 9780743906753

Garden CIty, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. First edition. First edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear, soiling, … More...

Garden CIty, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. First edition. First edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear, soiling, and edge tears.. [8], 328 p. Index. Barry and Barbara Rosen are two extraordinarily attractive young Americans from different family and religious backgrounds who attained sudden prominence when he was taken hostage in Iran and she desperately sought to do all she could to obtain her husband's release. He was among the few hostages to have known and genuinely cared for Iran, its culture, and its people before the revolution; and he tells with remarkable candor of his emotional reaction to his captivity. She, who had lived a very sheltered life until the hostage ordeal brought her to public attention, has a number of straightforward comments about exploitation by the American communications media and frustration by government bureaucracies. But, above all, this is an intensely personal account of the strains suffered by a family directly involved in the trauma...at the turn of this decade.", Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982, Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1981. Proof Edition. good. 5.5" x 10.75", 244, wraps, chronology, appendix, covers soiled, top corner p. 13/14 bent. This Uncorrected Proof edition does not contain the illustrations or the index. Journalist Pierre Salinger was privy to the secret negotiations to free the Americans held hostage in Iran., Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1981, Teacher Created Materials, 2007. Perfect Bound. New. This intriguing book allows readers to discover some of the most infamous leaders of the Middle East. The Middle East is comprised of many small countries, each with its own government. Through interesting sidebars, supportive text, and an accommodating glossary and index, readers will learn about leaders such as Anwar Sadat, Saddam Hussein, Menachem Begin, and Ayatollah Khomeini as well as the volatile issues of religious extremism, the American hostage crisis, the supply and demand of oil, and how the establishment of the nation of Israel in 1948 has caused constant conflict. Printed Pages: 32., Teacher Created Materials, 2007<