Razi Crossing

By Tom Burchill

In the summer of 1978, John Burchill was a bored and broke college dropout trying to survive in Munich, Germany. Desperate for money and hungry for adventure, John and his sidekick Pat Tiahrt decide... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412072697
• ISBN13: 9781412072694
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I waited a long time to get this book & then I could not put it down

It described how crazy things were in the beginning. Kids having fun and misbehaving like we all do. Then it suddenly changed and described how dangerous life could be in a single moment. Mr. Metrinko was truly amazing in life and death situations. He knew exactly what to do at all times and this book kept me on the edge of my chair. It is unbelievable the way he negotiated his way out of seemingly impossible situations.

Side Story: An American Diplomatic Hero

There is a true American hero in this book. Michael Metrinko, to whom the book is dedicated, stayed in Tabriz when the first violence occurred because he knew there were westerners in the Tabriz prison and he wanted to rescue them. Metrinko was suspected by the Iranian revolutionaries of being a spy, and was going to be executed (a noose was already around his neck); fortunately a friendly Iranian intervened. When the Tehran American Embassy was reopened months later, Metrinko volunteered to go back to Iran, where he became one of the 52 hostages. His story is featured in Mark Bowden's excellent book "Guests of the Ayatollah." Post-retirement, Metrinko has since volunteered for diplomatic missions in post-war Iraq and in Afghanistan (where he presently serves).