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"A high-quality, meticulously researched book that sheds much light on a controversy that, nearly three decades ago, shook the American political system to its core. . . . [Malcolm] Byrne, the deputy director of the National Security Archive at George Washington University, has been studying the scandal since it first erupted, and he has now pulled together years of research into a very good book that lays the scandal's ugly intricacies bare."--Wall Street Journal
"The contest between the United States and Iran, however, outlasted the sudden collapse of the Soviet power from 1989-1991. As Malcolm Byrne demonstrates in his very fine book, the Iran-Contra affair belongs as a key chapter in that longer story."—History News Network
"Byrne does not portray Reagan as a passive, disengaged president victimized by maverick policy makers. Through the use of primary sources, the author demonstrates that Reagan was actively involved in every state of Iran-Contra from its initiation through the cover up. . . . Byrne provides readers with a cautionary tale about structural issues in the American political system that perpetuate the unchecked abuse of power by the executive branch. this work is a must read for students of the presidency. Highly recommended."—Choice
"Provides fascinating details about US ignorance about Iran, which contributed to the largely botched effort to free US hostages in Lebanon and hindered a possible breakthrough in US-Iran ties 30 years ago."—Al-Monitor
"A riveting book about a remarkable scandal and a warning about the excesses of secrecy and partisanship in American foreign policy."—
Bruce Riedel, author of Al Qaeda: Its Leadership, Ideology, and Future
"An impressive, compelling and revelatory work."—
David Farber, author of Taken Hostage: The Iran Hostage Crisis and America's First Encounter with Radical Islam
"At last, the Iran-Contra affair has a comprehensive history worthy of the scandal which, if the system had worked, should have landed many senior White House officials in the slammer. Malcolm Byrne has told this complex story in brilliant fashion."—
Seymour M. Hersh, author of Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
"The contest between the United States and Iran, however, outlasted the sudden collapse of the Soviet power from 1989-1991. As Malcolm Byrne demonstrates in his very fine book, the Iran-Contra affair belongs as a key chapter in that longer story."—History News Network
"Byrne does not portray Reagan as a passive, disengaged president victimized by maverick policy makers. Through the use of primary sources, the author demonstrates that Reagan was actively involved in every state of Iran-Contra from its initiation through the cover up. . . . Byrne provides readers with a cautionary tale about structural issues in the American political system that perpetuate the unchecked abuse of power by the executive branch. this work is a must read for students of the presidency. Highly recommended."—Choice
"Provides fascinating details about US ignorance about Iran, which contributed to the largely botched effort to free US hostages in Lebanon and hindered a possible breakthrough in US-Iran ties 30 years ago."—Al-Monitor
"A riveting book about a remarkable scandal and a warning about the excesses of secrecy and partisanship in American foreign policy."—
Bruce Riedel, author of Al Qaeda: Its Leadership, Ideology, and Future
"An impressive, compelling and revelatory work."—
David Farber, author of Taken Hostage: The Iran Hostage Crisis and America's First Encounter with Radical Islam
"At last, the Iran-Contra affair has a comprehensive history worthy of the scandal which, if the system had worked, should have landed many senior White House officials in the slammer. Malcolm Byrne has told this complex story in brilliant fashion."—
Seymour M. Hersh, author of Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
About the Author
Malcolm Byrne is Deputy Director and Research Director at the National Security Archive. He is the coauthor of Becoming Enemies: U.S.-Iran Relations in the Iran-Iraq War, 1979-1988.
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KAL
on November 11, 2014
Format: Hardcover
This book is a very good overview of the Iran-Contra scandal, and it is well written. It actually goes into great depth about the intricate activities that encompassed the selling of arms to Iran and the funding of the Contras. Only a couple of chapters are devoted to political and policy fallout once the activities were made widely known in late 1986. Nevertheless, these few chapters provide a good summary of what went right and what went wrong with the 1987 Congressional hearings and the pursuits of the special prosecutor.
I had just graduated high school when the Iran-Contra hearings began, and I voted in my first U.S. presidential election in 1988. Many memories of my early political education were formed by these hearings and by the second term of the Reagan administration. Mr. Byrne does a good job in reminding me why I remain so cynical about, yet so fascinated by, politics.
I had just graduated high school when the Iran-Contra hearings began, and I voted in my first U.S. presidential election in 1988. Many memories of my early political education were formed by these hearings and by the second term of the Reagan administration. Mr. Byrne does a good job in reminding me why I remain so cynical about, yet so fascinated by, politics.
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