All the Shah's men

All the Shah’s Men is a combination of a history book and a novel. It is quite a thriller full of suspense. It teaches the people who are unaware of the CIA/American intervention in the Middle East Government. The book also teaches a lot about Iranian history. Iran is a country full of stories. Many things happened where jealousy and revenge has been involved. Iran also tends to keep things in the family. As of Reza Shah, he left his unfinished business to his son, Mohammad Reza Shah. Unfortunately, Reza Shah did not exactly follow his father’s footsteps. Reza Shah was copying Ataturk. He wanted a change. This was a bad decision because the people did not agree with his changes. He forced individuals to do unwanted things and the people revolted.

Kinzer did an amazing job writing this book. All The Sha’s Men educates the people who are unaware of these happenings. It is a great way to learn about Iranian history. Kinzer said in an interview once that “there is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know”. When it comes to Iran, oil is the word. Iran had an immense oil wealth, and the nationalization of the oil industry caused Britain’s anger. It is said that Britain involved the United States and the U.S is still paying the price of playing the wrong cards with Iran. The United States and many other countries depend on Iran for oil. The United Stated decided to take the chance to overthrow a government and to get involved with outsiders. Maybe The U.S thought that they could end communism in Iran; or maybe the government wanted to obtain some of the wealth that belonged to Iran.