C. DeBellaigue; Patriot of Persia

[SFG75]

I went to the library today and after picking up John McCullough's John Adams for my audiobook selection, I happened upon Patriot of Persia. I'm exactly half-way through the book and it's a good page turner. The book relies heavily on political events and personal anecdotes regarding Muhammad Mossadegh, while touching upon the larger effect of the British/U.S. supported coup. The book is evenly balanced and does not put Mossadegh on a pedestal, even accusing him of having first hand knowledge of a prominent assassination. The man was a solid tactician of politics, though he didn't have the stomach(literally!) for street protests and violence, upon witnessing which, he became a human fainting goat. This is definitely a good read, I highly recommend it if you enjoy history and politics.

 

[sparkchaser]

Sounds interesting.

 

[SFG75]

Update of sorts:

CIA admits role in Mossadegh overthrow.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/08/18/cia_admits_it_was_behind_irans_coup

 

[Peder]

Well, SFG, you've convinced me. Even though there's a chance (and I know it!) that it will make it almost to the top of my TBR mountain and then begin a slow decline, as so many other interesting books have done.
Bios of Cicero and Henry Clay still waiting,
But thanks