In the Lion's Shadow
Author | : Fariborz L. Mokhtari |
Publisher | : History Press (SC) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-13 | : 0752486381 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780752486383 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Download or read book In the Lion's Shadow written by Fariborz L. Mokhtari and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the invasion of France in 1940 a junior Iranian diplomat, the aristocratic Abdol-Hossein Sardari, found himself in charge of Iran's legation in Paris, and set about cultivating German and Vichy officials in order to protect the Iranian Jewish community in the country. Alongside the dramatic and romantic narrative of Sardari's life is the larger picture of the betrayal of Iran's neutrality by the Allies, then the eventual handing over of Axis diplomats and citizens to the Soviets "to be interrogated severely."