All the Shah's Men, by veteran New York Times foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer, is the story of the Anglo-American coup which toppled the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953.

A bestseller, the book is also available as an eBook and on CD, cassette or download as an audio book (alas, it is not read by the author). There are also editions in Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Serbian, Portugese and Hebrew; and unauthorized farsi versions have circulated in Iran for years.

In 2008, All the Shah's Men was reissued with a new foreword by Stephen Kinzer, The Folly of Attacking Iran. In lieu of the standard promotional book tour, Kinzer embarked on a national speaking tour to sound the alarm on the folly of war.

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Publisher's description:

"This is the first full-length account of the CIA's coup d'etat in Iran in 1953—a covert operation whose consequences are still with us today. Written by a noted New York Times journalist, this book is based on documents about the coup (including some lengthy internal CIA reports) that have now been declassified. Stephen Kinzer's compelling narrative is at once a vital piece of history, a cautionary tale, and a real-life espionage thriller."