Bibliograph

A world of trouble, the White House and the Middle East--from the Cold War to the War on Terror, Patrick Tyler

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A world of trouble, the White House and the Middle East--from the Cold War to the War on Terror, Patrick Tyler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [557]-605) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A world of trouble

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

216941704

Responsibility statement

Patrick Tyler

Sub title

the White House and the Middle East--from the Cold War to the War on Terror

Summary

Tyler draws on newly opened presidential archives to dramatize the approach to the Middle East across U.S. presidencies from Eisenhower to George W. Bush, showing how each president has managed to undo the policies of his predecessor, often provoking anger against America

Table Of Contents

America in the Middle East -- The Arab awakening: Eisenhower, Nasser, and Suez -- The Six-Day War: Johnson and Israel -- Nixon and Brezhnev: Cold War and International Terror -- Nixon and Kissinger: Yom Kippur: The October War -- Jimmy Carter: Camp David and the struggle with Menachem Begin -- Carter and the Shah: Khomeini's revolution -- The shame of Lebanon: Reagan's warriors in the Middle East -- The Iran-Contra affair: the clash of Saudi and Israeli influence -- Nebuchadnezzar-land: Saddam Hussein and the Persian Gulf War -- Bill Clinton: tilting at peace, flailing at Saddam -- Clinton: fight from terror, lost peace -- George W. Bush: A world of trouble

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