The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran

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For the past three decades, the United States and Iran have been engaged in an unacknowledged secret war. This conflict has frustrated five American presidents, divided administrations, and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations to the brink of open warfare. Drawing upon unparalleled access to senior officials and key documents of several U.S. administrations, David Crist, a senior historian in the federal government, breaks new ground on virtually every page of The Twilight War.

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"[A] painstakingly researched and elegantly written account of the United States-Iran cold war is an earnest chronicle of this shadowy history...Mr. Crist's book deserves a spot on the short list of must-read books on United States-Iran relations." -The New York Times

"Crist has written an important and timely book that should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding how the United States and Iran went from close allies to enduring enemies." -The Washington Post

"A fascinating, detailed history of American-Iranian foreign relations...Crist is a natural-born writer, and the best parts ofThe Twilight Warare not just engaging, but thrilling."-NPR

"This is the foreign policy book of the year, perhaps of many years." -Thomas E. Ricks, author ofFiascoandThe Generals

Author Bio

David Crist is currently a historian for the federal government. As a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, he served in the first gulf war and made two tours with elite special operations forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. He lives in Maryland.