{"product_id":"wings-over-persia-paperback-1","title":"Wings over Persia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLou Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINGS OVER PERSIA provides a firsthand account of intrigue and adventure of an American pilot flying in Iran, during the revolution which overthrew the Shah and installed Ayatollah Khomeini as Iran's Islamic dictator. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lou Martin was an air force pilot for 22 years and a captain for Japan airlines from 1970 to 1975, before joining a small cadre of foreign pilots in Iran hired to fly a variety of aircraft throughout the Middle East. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His passengers ranged from family members of the late Shah of Iran to high-ranking Iranian government officials, and oil field roughnecks. His observations relating to these flights are outlined in thrilling chapter after chapter. He invites the reader to mentally share his cockpit during these exciting flights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Captain Martin was living and working in Iran during the disturbing days of 1978 when Islamic hard-liners rioted in the streets of Tehran demanding the overthrow of the Shah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The tempo of the revolution increased to the point where thousands of demonstrators were killed by the Shah's army forcing him and his family to flee to Egypt. His abdication allowed the firebrand leader Ayatollah Khomeini to become Iran's despotic leader, and form a ruthless fundamentalist Islamic government. Several of Captain Martin's friends and colleagues were summarily tried and executed by the Islamic revolutionary guards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e During the peak of the revolution a personal friend was stabbed to death by unknown assailants, and fearing for his own life he hurriedly left Iran. His exodus forced him to abandon thousands of dollars of unpaid salary, a Volkswagen and other personal property. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the spring of 1979 he was prepared to return to Iran in an attempt to recover lost property, but an extraordinarily lucky event in Rome, Italy, convinced him that returning to Iran would very likely expose him to arrest and confinement. Faced with this dismal probability he returned to the United States to pursue a safer and less exciting life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Congratulations on being the \u003cb\u003e2004 recipient \u003c\/b\u003eof the \u003cb\u003eMinnesota Aviation Hall of Fame's Best Aviation writing by a Minnesotan! \u003c\/b\u003e We enjoyed your exciting personal account of your days flying as a captain for an air charter company in Iran. Your book was exciting and personal, definitely the type of aviation writing the MAHOF wishes to honor and encourage with its annual award.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eDuane Jacobson\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003e Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718214979647,"sku":"9781412001076","price":36.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/581c4381a3598489963f925a9696e24b.webp?v=1765081134","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/wings-over-persia-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}