num_pages: 306
description: Describes how the Reagan-Bush campaign made a secret deal with Iran to delay the release of the American hostages until after the 1980 election in return for arms, revealing how the Reagan cronies prolonged the crisis for political gain. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
language: English
title: October Surprise
titlecomplete: October Surprise
characters: Ronald Reagan
genres: History, Politics, American History, Iran, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 69
publisher: Three Rivers Press/Times Books