STEVEN O’HERN is a retired military counterintelligence officer, an Iraq War veteran, and an attorney. While serving in Iraq, Colonel O’Hern directed intelligence operations against the IRGC; that experience informed his first book, The Intelligence Wars: Lessons from Baghdad (Prometheus Books, 2008). He has taught at the Counter Threat Institute International, a California-based company that provides counterterrorism training to military personnel and law enforcement officers. He lives in Overland Park, Kansas.
“Steven O’Hern’s definitive history of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
lays out in chilling detail the blatant acts of terrorism
perpetrated with impunity by this group worldwide over three
decades. This book is especially timely considering Iran is on the
cusp of attaining nuclear weapons and because the ideology-driven
IRGC will be the organization to use them. It is an impressive work
that highlights the need for America to wake up before it’s too
late.”—Col. Timothy J. Geraghty, USMC (Ret.), author of
Peacekeepers at War: Beirut 1983—The Marine Commander Tells His
Story
“Steven O’Hern has crafted an essential primer for policymakers on
the grave and growing threat posed by Iran’s push into Latin
America. Even in a post-9/11 world, our national security
establishment has underestimated the asymmetrical threat thrust
into our neighborhood by Iran’s dangerous alliances with hostile
regimes. O’Hern provides operational details on the unconventional
offensive launched in the Americas by Iran’s most radical security
force and terrorist proxy. This book sounds a call for action. If
our intelligence and security agencies study O’Hern’s work, we
might be spared the terrible cost of years of neglect.”—Amb. Roger
Noriega, visiting fellow, American Enterprise Institute; former
assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs; and
former U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of
American States
“The study of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard could hardly be a more
urgent priority for policymakers, students of foreign affairs, and
those with an interest in the Middle East. This essential account
explores the key role played by the Guard in Iranian society, the
economy, and national politics as well as its military value.”—Mark
Urban, military historian and author of Task Force Black: The
Explosive True Story of the SAS and the Secret War in Iraq
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