A choice of enemies : America confronts the Middle East / Lawrence Freedman.
A choice of enemies : America confronts the Middle East / Lawrence Freedman.
A choice of enemies : America confronts the Middle East / Lawrence Freedman.
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New York : Public Affairs, c2008.
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N327.73056/ 50
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English
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Physical content
xxviii, 601 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Choosing Enemies -- 2. The First Wave -- Pt. 1. Jimmy Carter -- 3. Camp David -- 4. Revolution in Iran -- 5. Uprising in Afghanistan -- Pt. 2. Ronald Reagan -- 6. The Mujahideen -- 7. In and Out of Beirut -- 8. Iraq -- 9. Iran-Contra -- 10. The Tanker War -- Pt. 3. George H. W. Bush -- 11. Iraq T...
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Publisher
New York : Public Affairs, c2008.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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"Presidents from Jimmy Carter to George W. Bush have grappled with the region's persistent and cross-cutting conflicts, and confronted fundamental questions about the use of force, the role of allies, and international law. In A Choice of Enemies, Lawrence Freedman shows how three events in 1979 set the terms for the later U.S. involvement in the M...
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A choice of enemies : America confronts the Middle East / Lawrence Freedman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-569) and index.
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c2008.
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N327.73056/ 50
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74VMQMqjyKLd
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1586485180 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781586485184 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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327.73056
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991000400989702626
