Nest of Spies - America's Journey to Disaster in Iran by Taheri, Amir - 1988

Pantheon Books. New in New dust jacket. 1988. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0394575660 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers; "The Iranian fiasco stands out in the otherwise pretty nice list of American successes in the XX century. What makes it even more interesting is the fact than none other than Dr. Kissinger in his monumental volume `Diplomacy' (written in 1994) doesn't mention the Iranian revolution, Ayatolla Khomeini, or the Shah. Perhaps it doesn't blend in to his views of the world. In Amir Taheri's splendid book about Iran however Kissinger's name is mentioned almost on every page. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Mr. Kissinger was an architect of the US Iranian policy prior to the revolution and trusted friend and advisor to the Shah. `Nest of Spies' helps to understand why Mr.Kissinger, and with him the whole US policy vis-à-vis Iran, had failed to my view in both short and long run."; 9.1 X 6.4 X 1.4 inches; 314 pages .