My Brother's Road

My Brother's Road: An American's Fateful Journey to Armenia is a biography and memoir about the American-born Armenian, Monte Melkonian (1957–1993).

My Brother's Road: An American's Fateful Journey to Armenia
AuthorMarkar Melkonian
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
PublisherI. B. Tauris
Publication date
2005
Pages344 pp
ISBN1-85043-635-5

Monte was a third-generation Central Californian who as a young man abandoned a promising career as an archaeologist to become an Armenian militant. He was a witness to revolution in Iran, an Armenian militiaman in Beirut, a guerrilla fighter in Southern Lebanon, and finally, a commander of 4,000 fighters and thirty tanks in Karabagh. He died in battle on June 12, 1993, and has since been designated a national hero of Armenia.

The book was written by Monte Melkonian's elder brother Markar with the help of Monte's widow, Seta,[1] and covers his journey from the classrooms of California to the rubble of Beirut, the Iranian revolution, ASALA, and the struggle for the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh.[2]

References
  1. An Interview with Markar Melkonian, author of My Brother's Road.
  2. Road to revolution: PhD? I'd rather be a terrorist. By Philip Marsden. The Times. March 12, 2005.


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