And the Rest Is History

And the Rest Is History takes readers on a journey from Paris to Beirut, Baghdad, and beyond, introducing them to spies, terrorists, arms dealers, and crooks.

The book includes riveting testimony of the author’s torture and born-again experience as a hostage in a Beirut cellar, unusual insights into the beginnings of the Iran–Contra scandal, eyewitness reporting from Middle Eastern battlefields, and the inside scoop on Saddam Hussein’s WMD programs.

It also explores French government dirty tricks, the intelligence underworld, Israeli hostage negotiations, and the real-life escapades of a Soviet sleeper agent.

The book is a reporter’s journey from Left-Bank leftist to born-again Christian conservative and offers a unique perspective on journalism and recent history.