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Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power Hardcover – August 6, 2014
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"An impressive, compelling and revelatory work."—
David Farber, author of Taken Hostage: The Iran Hostage Crisis and America's First Encounter with Radical Islam
"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
"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
David Farber, author of Taken Hostage: The Iran Hostage Crisis and America's First Encounter with Radical Islam
"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
"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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Malcolm Byrne is Deputy Director and Director of Research at the non-governmental National Security Archive based at The George Washington University.
He joined the Archive in 1986. Since 1990 he has supervised the research process of identifying and obtaining documentation for the Archive's collections, largely through the US Freedom of Information Act. He currently directs the U.S.-Iran Relations Project, which promotes multinational and multi-archival approaches to the study of recent historical events. Previously, he co-directed the Iran-Contra documentation project, and coordinated the Archive's project on U.S.-Soviet relations during the Cold War.
His latest book is "Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power" (University Press of Kansas, 2014). Earlier books include "The Chronology" (Warner Books, 1987), "The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History" (The New Press, 1993), and the award-winning "Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran" (Syracuse, 2004, with Mark Gasiorowski).
He has also published documentary volumes on US and Soviet policies toward crises in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
He joined the Archive in 1986. Since 1990 he has supervised the research process of identifying and obtaining documentation for the Archive's collections, largely through the US Freedom of Information Act. He currently directs the U.S.-Iran Relations Project, which promotes multinational and multi-archival approaches to the study of recent historical events. Previously, he co-directed the Iran-Contra documentation project, and coordinated the Archive's project on U.S.-Soviet relations during the Cold War.
His latest book is "Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power" (University Press of Kansas, 2014). Earlier books include "The Chronology" (Warner Books, 1987), "The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History" (The New Press, 1993), and the award-winning "Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran" (Syracuse, 2004, with Mark Gasiorowski).
He has also published documentary volumes on US and Soviet policies toward crises in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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on September 29, 2014
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I worked in Nicaragua in the 80s and thought I knew all about Iran Contra, but this book showed me all that I did not know, let alone what I'd forgotten. Plus, it was a brilliant read, not a stodgy wonky book, but more of a ripping yarn about government malfeseance, lies and dopey self-delusions. It might not seem as huge as the NSA's hoovering up all our data, but it is govt perfidy at its worst and this book nails AND reads like a thriller.
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on October 12, 2014
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Well written and long overdue record of that period in our history
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