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Three Kings
Lloyd C. . Ed(S): Gardner
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Description for Three Kings
Paperback. Editor(s): Gardner, Lloyd C. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
An authoritative portrait of America's ascent in the Middle East during and following WWII, which reveals the full story of the scramble for political influence, oil concessions and a new military presence based on airpower and generous US aid to shady regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt and Iraq. Marshalling new and revelatory evidence from the archives, Lloyd Gardner weaves together three decades of US moves in the region to offer the first history of America's efforts to supplant the British Empire in the Middle East.
An authoritative portrait of America's ascent in the Middle East during and following WWII, which reveals the full story of the scramble for political influence, oil concessions and a new military presence based on airpower and generous US aid to shady regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt and Iraq. Marshalling new and revelatory evidence from the archives, Lloyd Gardner weaves together three decades of US moves in the region to offer the first history of America's efforts to supplant the British Empire in the Middle East.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595586445
SKU
V9781595586445
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99-15
About Lloyd C. . Ed(S): Gardner
Lloyd C. Gardner is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University and the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including The Long Road to Baghdad. He lives in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
Reviews for Three Kings
Anyone who wants to understand the roots of U.S. Cold War foreign policy and our current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan should begin with this fine book.” —Christian G. Appy, author of Patriots Devastatingly effective.” —Andrew J. Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power