iran hostage crisis, 1979-1981

A behind-the-scenes account of the negotiations to free the 52 hostages held by revolutionary students in Iran.

Describes the crisis in Iran based on personal accounts by the hostages. Also discusses the issues and decisions surrounding their capture in the world beyond.

An account of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis recalls how six of the intended American hostages escaped from Iranian militants and were rescued by the co-author and his unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood insiders during a high-risk mission in Tehran conducted in the guise of a movie scouting expedition.