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Book Title: Guests of the Ayatollah : The Iran Hostage Crisis: the First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 1.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Mark Bowden
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Military / United States, General, International Relations / General, Emergency Management, Middle East / General
Publisher: GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2007
Genre: Technology & Engineering, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 33.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 704 Pages
