The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran

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TWILIGHT WAR

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Crist, David.

The twilight war : the secret history of America’s thirty-year conflict with Iran / David Crist.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 978-1-101-57234-4

1. United States—Foreign relations—Iran. 2. Iran—Foreign relations—United States. 3. United States—Military relations—Iran. 4. Iran—Military relations—United States. 5. Espionage, American—History. 6. United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 7. Espionage, Iranian—History. 8. United States—Foreign relations—1981–1989. 9. United States—Foreign relations—1989– I. Title.

E183.8.I55C75 2012

327.73055—dc23

2011050573

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