Three Kings: The Rise of an American Empire in the Middle East After World War II

Of History Lloyd C Gardner

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Langue : anglais

Edité par New Press, 2009

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In an account of the U.S. role in the Middle East, Three Kings is an erudite, persuasively argued, and lucid (Publishers Weekly) narrative of America's deep and tangled relationships in the region. Three Kings reveals a story of America's scramble for political influence, oil concessions, and a new military presence based on airpower and generous American aid to shaky regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, and Iraq. Deftly weaving together three decades of U.S. moves in the region, Lloyd Gardner delves into early American efforts to support the influence the Saudi regime (including the creation of Dhahran air base, the target of Osama bin Laden's first terrorist attack in 1996); the CIA-engineered coup in Iran; Nasser's Egypt; and, finally, the rise of Iraq as a major petroleum power. As American policy makers and military planners grapple with a radically new and rapidly shifting political landscape in this vital region, Gardner uncovers valuable new factual evidence. ably guid ing] the reader through the perilous chess game that has played out in the region since World War I (Kirkus Reviews). …

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Three Kings: The Rise of an American Empire in the Middle East After World War II
Auteur
Of History Lloyd C Gardner
Éditeur
New Press
Année de publication
2009
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Hardback
Langue
anglais
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1595584749
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781595584748

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