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Tribes with flags

Tribes with flags

by Charles Glass

1990journeyshostageskidnapping victimsstate-sponsored terrorismterrorists
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An illuminating portrait of the people of the Levant by former ABC News Chief Middle East Correspondent Charles Glass providing much-needed insight into a land so frequently in the news. Tribes With Flags is a chronicle of Glass' journey from the southern Turkish coast to Lebanon, and includes the 62 days he was held captive by pro-Iranian terrorists in Beirut.

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journeyshostageskidnapping victimsstate-sponsored terrorismterroristsPolitics and government
First published 1990

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Setting

LebanonMiddle EastNear EastSyriaTurkey1987

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Charles Glass

1951

Author

Charles Glass

First published

1990

Pages

510

Read time

≈ 13h

Editions

6

Language

English

Publisher

Atlantic Monthly Press

ISBN

9780330319300

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