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A Desert Drama: Being the Tragedy of the Korosko (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1898), by Arthur Conan Doyle, illust. by Sidney Paget
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U.S. hostage case to world court. (Dept.of State, Bureau of Public Affairs : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1979), by United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of Public Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
World Court rules on hostage case. (Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, 1979), by United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of Public Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
L'Assassinat des otages : sixième Conseil de guerre : compte rendu in extenso des débats (Librairie de l'Écho de la Sorbonne, 1872), by Louis Prosper Guénin, Jean Baptiste Isidore François, and France. Armée. 6. Conseil de guerre de la 1 (page images at HathiTrust)
Les otages dans le droit des gens au xvie siècle (A. Picard, 1888), by Albert Desjardins (page images at HathiTrust)
Terrorism, avoidance and survival. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, 1989), by United States. Drug Enforcement Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
Non-belligérants. (L. Larose, 1904), by G. Breton (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Die Bündner Geiseln in Innsbruck (1799-1800) : ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Völkerrechtes. (Innsbruck, 1900), by P. Genelin (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Des prisonniers de guerre et des otages en droit romain et en droit français. ([publisher not identified], 1890), by Eugène Vassaux (page images at HathiTrust)
Souvenirs d'un otage de la Commune; notes d'un sergent-major réfractaire du 106e bataillon (Librairie de l'Ècho de la Sorbonne, 1872), by Ferdinand Evrard (page images at HathiTrust)
Condemning the government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the international covenants on human rights ; and calling on the government of Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance in this case of Robert Levinson, one of the longest held United States civilians in our nation's history : markup before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session on H. Res. 109 and H. Res. 435, June 19, 2014. (Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2014., 2014), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Hostages -- Africa, Northwest -- Early works to 1800

James by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas we have beene informed, aswell by a lamentable petition on the behalfe of fifteene hundred of our loving subjects, English men, remaining in miserable servitude and subjection in Argier, Tunis, Sally, Tituane. ([London : Printed by Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1624]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) and James (HTML at EEBO TCP)

Filed under: Hostages -- Bibliography

Terrorism: A Selective Bibliography (Washington: Pentagon Library, 1984) (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Hostages -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kisangani

Dragon Rouge : the rescue of hostages in the Congo (National Defense University, Research Directorate :, 1981), by Fred E. Wagoner and National Defense University. Research Directorate (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Hostages -- England

Documents inédits sur la Guerre de cent ans : négociations relatives à l'échange de Charles, duc d'Orléans, et de Jean, comte d'Angoulême, captifs en Angleterre contre les seigneurs anglais faits prisonniers à la bataille de Baugé (21 avril - 23 mai 1421 n.s.) (Imprimerie-Librairie G. et G. Grassin, 1890), by André Joubert (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Hostages -- France

Les otages de Louis XVI et de sa famille. (Chez Pillet, 1814), by Thomas-Pascal Boulage (page images at HathiTrust)
Documents inédits sur la Guerre de cent ans : négociations relatives à l'échange de Charles, duc d'Orléans, et de Jean, comte d'Angoulême, captifs en Angleterre contre les seigneurs anglais faits prisonniers à la bataille de Baugé (21 avril - 23 mai 1421 n.s.) (Imprimerie-Librairie G. et G. Grassin, 1890), by André Joubert (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Hostages -- France -- Paris

L'Église de Paris sous la Commune; persécutions et martyrs (récit complet). (C. Dillet, 1871), by A. Rastoul (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Hostages -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800

James by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas we have beene informed, aswell by a lamentable petition on the behalfe of fifteene hundred of our loving subjects, English men, remaining in miserable servitude and subjection in Argier, Tunis, Sally, Tituane. ([London : Printed by Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1624]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) and James (HTML at EEBO TCP)

Filed under: Hostages -- Iran

Special Central American economic assistance compensation for hostages in Iran : international conference on Cambodia : hearing and markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, on H.R. 5954, H. Con. Res. 219 and 221, November 27 and December 11, 1979. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1980), by United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Special Central American economic assistance : compensation for hostages in Iran : international conference on Cambodia : hearing and markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, on H.R. 5954, H. Con. Res. 219 and 221, November 27 and December 11, 1979. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1980), by United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Rescue mission report. (Joint Chiefs of Staff], 1980), by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Special Operations Review Group (page images at HathiTrust)
Muskie named secretary : rescue attempt reviewed (Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication, Editorial Division, 1980), by United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Edmund S. Muskie, and United States. Department of State. Office of Public Communication. Editorial Division (page images at HathiTrust)
Hostage rescue attempt in Iran (Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication, Editorial Division, 1980), by United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Harold Brown, and United States. Department of State. Office of Public Communication. Editorial Division (page images at HathiTrust)
News conference on Iran, November 28, 1979 (U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, 1979), by United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter) and United States. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Condemning the government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the international covenants on human rights ; and calling on the government of Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance in this case of Robert Levinson, one of the longest held United States civilians in our nation's history : markup before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session on H. Res. 109 and H. Res. 435, June 19, 2014. (Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2014., 2014), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981

Iran the financial aspects of the hostage settlement agreement (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by Michael P. Flaherty and United States House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Hostage Relief Act of 1980 hearings and markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on International Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, on H.R. 7085, July 24, September 3 and 10, 1980. (U.S. G.P.O., 1980), by United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Operations (page images at HathiTrust)
Iranian asset controls : hearing before the Subcommittees on Europe and the Middle East and on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, May 8, 1980. (U.S. G.P.O., 1980), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East and United State House Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (page images at HathiTrust)
Iran's seizure of the United States embassy hearings before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, February 17, 19, 25, and March 11, 1981. (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
The Iran hostage crisis, a chronology of daily developments report (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by Library of Congress Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division and United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
U.S. immigration policy regarding Iranian nationals : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, on U.S. immigration policy regarding Iranian nationals, Aprial 17, 1980. (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by Refugees United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration (page images at HathiTrust)
The situation in Iran : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, May 8, 1980. (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
The Iran agreements hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, February 17, 18 and March 4, 1981. (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Rules of the Task Force to Investigate Certain Allegations Concerning the Holding of American Hostages by Iran in 1980 ("October Surprise Task Force") (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1992), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Task Force to Investigate Certain Allegations Concerning the Holding of American Hostages by Iran in 1980 (page images at HathiTrust)
Holding of American Hostages by Iran in 1980 ("October Surprise Task Force") ([U.S. G.P.O.] :, 1993), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Task Force to Investigate Certain Allegations Concerning the Holding of American Hostages by Iran in 1980 (page images at HathiTrust)
Emergency economic powers : Iran : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, March 5, 1981. (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by United State House Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (page images at HathiTrust)
United States-Iranian relations : hearing before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, first session, November 9, 1989. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1990), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East (page images at HathiTrust)
Whether the Senate should proceed to investigate circumstances surrounding the release of the American hostages in 1980 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, November 21 and 22, 1991. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1992), by United States Senate Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
The "October Surprise" allegations and the circumstances surrounding the release of the American hostages held in Iran : report of the Special Counsel to Senator Terry Sanford and Senator James M. Jeffords of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1992), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Iran and the United States, 1979-1981 : three years of confrontation : a selected list of references (Near East Section, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress, 1982), by Ibrahim V. Pourhadi and Library of Congress. Near East Section (page images at HathiTrust)
The Iran agreements : hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, February 17, 18, and March 4, 1981. (U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Iran : the financial aspects of the hostage settlement agreement (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1981), by Michael P. Flaherty and United States House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Iran's seizure of the United States embassy ; hearings before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, February 17, 19, 25, and March 11, 1981. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1981), by United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Statement to U.N. on Iran : December 1, 1979 (U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communications, Editorial Division, 1979), by Donald F. McHenry and United States. Department of State. Office of Public Communication. Editorial Division (page images at HathiTrust)
An Act to Provide Certain Benefits to Individuals Held Hostage in Iran and to Similarly Situated Individuals, and for Other Purposes. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1980), by United States (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Hostages -- Iraq

Iraq responsible for US hostages (U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication, 1990), by George Bush and United States. Department of State. Office of Public Communication (page images at HathiTrust)
Terrorist beheadings : cultural and strategic implications (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2005), by Ronald H. Jones and Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Hostages -- Kisangani (Congo)

Dragon operations : hostage rescues in the Congo, 1964-1965 (Combat Studies Institute, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College ;, 1988), by Thomas P. Odom and Combat Studies Institute (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Hostages -- Lebanon

American hostages in Lebanon : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Operations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, second session, March 7, 1990. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1990), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Operations (page images at HathiTrust)
American hostages in Lebanon : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Operations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, second session, March 7, 1990. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1990), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Operations (page images at HathiTrust)

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