Charles Glass resigned his position as Chief Middle East Correspondent of ABC News in February of 1987 to begin work on a book chronicling the land, people, and culture of the Levant. On June 18, 1987, he was kidnapped by pro-Iranian terrorists in a Shiite Moslem suburb of Beirut and held for 62 days. His daring escape on August 18, 1987, made headlines worldwide.
- ISBN10 0436181304
- ISBN13 9780436181306
- Publish Date 25 June 1990 (first published 31 December 1989)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 December 1993
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English