The only known diary to have been smuggled out of Iran by a released hostage is presented.
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The only known diary to have been smuggled out of Iran by a released hostage is presented.
A behind-the-scenes account of the negotiations to free the 52 hostages held by revolutionary students in Iran.
It is the most controversial mystery of the Reagan-Bush era: Did the Republican Party, desperate in 1980 to reclaim the White House, interfere with President Carter's frantic efforts to free the 52 American hostages held in Tehran and thwart an "October Surprise"? Was there a Re…
"In medieval Europe hostages were given, not taken. They were a means of guarantee used to secure transactions ranging from treaties to wartime commitments to financial transactions. In principle, the force of the guarantee lay in the threat to the life of the hostage if the agr…
"In medieval Europe hostages were given, not taken. They were a means of guarantee used to secure transactions ranging from treaties to wartime commitments to financial transactions. In principle, the force of the guarantee lay in the threat to the life of the hostage if the agr…
Describes the efforts of negotiators to gain the release of the Americans held in the embassy in Iran.
