Crisis and crossfire
Subtitle: the United States and the Middle East since 1945
By: Peter L. Hahn.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Issues in the history of American foreign relations
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: National security -- United States.; Arab-Israeli conflict -- Diplomatic history.; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.; United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
Description: "Although it seems almost incredible today, the United States had relatively little interest in the Middle East before 1945. But the dynamics and outcome of World War II elevated the importance of the Middle East in the American mind, and the United States has viewed the region as an area of vital interest to its security and economy ever since." "Peter L. Hahn explains how the projection of American power into the region has had consequences that have forever changed the United States and the Middle East, with the rise of al Qaeda and the turbulent occupation of Iraq being the latest examples. Crisis and Crossfire surveys and analyzes the broad contours of fifty years of U.S. involvement in the region."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of illustrations; title: Series editor's note; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: National security: the genesis of U.S. involvement in the Middle East; title: Into the middle of a fight: the United States and the Arab-Israeli conflict to 1961; title: Tumultuous decades: nationalism and counter-revolution, 1950s-1960s; title: Unending controversy: the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1961-1982; title: Revolution, war, and terrorism: the Middle East at center stage, 1970s-1980s; title: Peace process: the U.S. approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1982-2005; title: Messy little wars: U.S. operations in the Middle East since 1990; title: Conclusion.