| Three Kings: The Rise of an American Empire in the Middle East After World War II Contributor(s): Gardner, Lloyd C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 159558644X ISBN-13: 9781595586445 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Middle East - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 II" (Kirkus Reviews). |