Behind the 1953 coup in Iran : thugs, turncoats, soldiers, and spooks / Ali Rahnema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rāhnamā, ʻAlī, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--History--Coup d'état, 1953.

Iran.

History.

Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

International relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Summary:

This book reconstructs the events surrounding the Iranian coup d'état in 1953 that led to the overthrow of Mohammed Mosaddeq and his government.

Contents:

The British reaction to Mosaddeq in power: "Mossie grabs Britain's oil

but Navy to the rescue" (Daily Express)

Mosaddeq's opposition strikes: testing tactics

Who beckoned and who executed on 28 February (9 Esfand)?

TPAJAX: company (CIA) commanders and firm (SIS) functionaries operationalizing the coup idea

The CIA-affiliated organizations: propaganda and combat

The precision coup flops: back to the drawing-board

Second coup capabilities of the military networks

A viable home-spun coup

The crucial last-minute preparations

The second coup begins with the pincer movement of the thugs

Coup agents occupying the city centre

Attacking ministries and pro-Mosaddeq buildings

The enigma of the tanks: betrayal or incompetence?

Mosaddeq overthrown

Religious representatives and the coup

Why did the second coup work?

Mosaddeq's exit: legal transfer of power or coup d'etat?

Notes:

Includes coup d'état chronology (pages xv-xxv).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107076068

1107076064

9781107429758

1107429757

OCLC:

890807602

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