Fire Beneath the Ashes

About the Book

The author painstakingly analyses the relation of the two countries. He illustrates the great achievement of those Americans who came to Iran without any government affi liation. They accomplished their goal with self sacrifi ces and devotion. Many of them gave their lives for what they believed, thus creating tremendous respect for the Americans. Vis-à-vis to the individuals, he points out the failure of the United States government almost, in every respect. He exemplifi es the shortcomings of most of the American representatives in Iran. He demonstrates that the majority of them were totally unaware of the culture and the way of life in Iran, making them severely handicapped. He points out to the utmost reliance placed by the American administration to the British opinions and guidance which they followed blindly, causing irreparable damage to the integrity of the United States, not only in Iran but in the whole Middle East.

About the Author

Dr. Hooshang Guilak was born in Iran in 1928. He completed his studies in Tehran and graduated with honor from the Tehran Faculty of Medicine. The 1953 coup d’etat in Iran by the Eisenhower administration had an extremely detrimental effect on him. A few months later, he traveled to the United States to complete his training. At the onset of Mr. Abbas Hoveyda’s premiership, he became his personal and private physician; thus becoming well familiar with the political milieu. In 1970, he moved back to Houston. Dr. Guilak retired in 1995 and began a fi fteen years journey to write the relation between Iran and the United States, thus fulfi lling his long awaited dream, to contribute to a better understanding between these two nations.