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

Name: The Twilight War
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: David Crist
ISBN: 9781982617752

Author: David Crist

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 25 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 03/26/2019

Categories: Nonfiction, History, Us History, Middle Eastern History, Political Science, Intelligence & Espionage, International Relations, History & Theory

Synopsis

The dramatic secret history of the undeclared, ongoing war between the US and IranFor 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 US administrations, David Crist, a senior historian in the federal government, breaks new ground on virtually every page of The Twilight War. From the Iranian Revolution to secret negotiations between Iran and the United States after 9/11 to Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions against it, Crist brings vital new depth to our understanding of “the Iran problem”—and what the future of this tense relationship may bring.

About David Crist

David Crist is currently a historian for the federal government and a frequent adviser to senior government and military officials on the Middle East. As a colonel in the US Marine Corps Reserve, Crist served in the first Gulf War, made two tours with elite special operations forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, and was part of the first US military forces inside Afghanistan who overthrew the Taliban. He received a BA from the University of Virginia and a master’s and doctorate in Middle Eastern history from Florida State University. He lives in Potomac, Maryland.

About Peter Berkrot

Peter Berkrot, a forty-year veteran of stage and screen, has voiced over 450 audiobook titles, winning Earphones Awards, a 2012 Audie Award nomination, and a 2016 Audie Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mal on April 06, 2017

What We Didn't Know About the U.S. Relationship With Iran If you were among those who sighed with relief when Barack Obama was reelected because you’d been concerned that a Republican administration would invade Iran, David Crist has news for you. In fact, The Twilight War is full of surprises, even......more

Goodreads review by Joe on June 22, 2018

The author, a senior historian for the government, tackles a difficult, convoluted, complex and politically charged topic – the US/Iranian “relationship” over the last thirty plus years – a conflict which seemingly has been on the brink of disaster, i.e. war, for most of that time. Covering five pre......more

Goodreads review by Steven on January 16, 2020

With the targeted killing of Qods Force commander Qaseem Soleimani in the weeks proceeding the writing of this review, Iran has once more resurfaced in the news cycle. The hawks root for more bloodshed and war, while the doves insist this action makes the United States the bad guys. Being a bit of a......more

Goodreads review by Steven on March 02, 2013

I have followed US-Iranian relations for over forty years and David Crist's work is the best that I have come across. It is a maticuously researched book that explores most diplomatic and military aspects of the American-Iranian relationship since the decline of the Shah and his overthrow in 1979. C......more

Quotes

“This is the foreign policy book of the year, perhaps of many years.” Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times bestselling author