Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power

by Malcolm Byrne

Book Overview

Choice Outstanding Academic Title Everything began to unravel on October 5, 1986, when a Nicaraguan soldier downed an American plane carrying arms to "Contra" guerrillas, exposing a tightly held U.S. clandestine program. A month later, reports surfaced that Washington had been covertly selling arms to Iran (our sworn enemy and a state sponsor of terrorism), in exchange for help freeing hostages in Beirut. The profits, it turned out, were going to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700619917
• ISBN13: 9780700619917
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.2"