{"product_id":"pushing-back-the-desert-gordon-zuckerman-9781629672670","title":"Pushing Back the Desert: Operation Ajax","description":"\u003cp\u003eA historically accurate work of fiction. This is the first book in the Zuckerman's 2nd trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the turbulent late 1950s (Eisenhower Era), the New Sentinels are called upon to reveal a hidden plot (Operation Ajax) to topple Iran's Parliamentary Government, reinstate the exiled Shah, and take over Iran's oil industry, the fourth-largest in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen British and American oil interests secretly orchestrate a coup to seize control of Iran's oil fields in 1953, a small group of humanitarian visionaries and conscientious allies must conduct a high-stakes underground operation to protect a utopian community of farmers and foil the world powers' greedy ambitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHAT IS ONE'S DUTY TO THE GREATER GOOD?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're born into the power, resources, and ability to fight evil in the world, is it your responsibility to do so?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe easy answer seems to be, yes... but what if you knew it would cost you your family? If you knew you would always live in fear? If it would more likely cost you your life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the central thematic question at the heart of Sentinels interwoven into the subtext throughout the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur heros will struggle with their call to duty, have their resolve galvanized, and face uncertainty in their choices, ultimately finding an answer to this question in the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon Zuckerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162967267X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629672670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wise Media Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Gordon Zuckerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49164611748095,"sku":"9781629672670","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pushing-back-the-desert-gordon-zuckerman-9781629672670","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}