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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Barr, James, 1976-     Subjects     Middle East -- History -- 20th century.     Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945-     Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.     United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.     Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.     Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.     Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.     United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.     Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1945-     Browse Catalog     by author:      Barr, James, 1976-       by title:      Lords of the desert ...       by call number:      327.4 B268L     Search the Web     Barr, James, 1976-     Middle East -- History -- 20th century.     Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945-     Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.     United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.     Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.     Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.     Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.     United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.     Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1945-       MARC Display

Lords of the desert : the battle between the United States and Great Britain for supremacy in the modern Middle East / James Barr. by Barr, James, 1976- Basic Books, 2018. Call #: 327.4 B268L Subjects Middle East -- History -- 20th century.   Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945-   Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.   United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.   Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.   Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.   Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.   United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.   United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.   Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1945- ISBN:  9780465050635 (hc.) Alternate title:  Battle between the United States and Great Britain for supremacy in the modern Middle East Edition:  1st ed. Description:  vi, 454 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-442) and index. Contents:  Part one: Heading for trouble (1941-1948) -- The beginning of the end -- The old imperialistic order -- Heading for trouble -- Sheep's eyes -- A pretty tough nut -- The Jewish problem -- Fight for Palestine -- Part two: Important concessions (1947-1953) -- Eggs in one basket -- Exploring the wilder areas -- Going fifty-fifty -- An unfortunate turn -- Second fiddle -- Plotting Mosaddeq's downfall -- The man in the arena -- Part three. Descent to Suez (1953-1958) -- The gift of a gun -- Baghdad pact -- Overreach -- Ditching Nasser -- A sort of Jenkins' ear -- The Suez miscalculation -- Failed coups -- The year of revolutions -- Part four. Clinging on (1957-1967) -- Rebels on the Jebel -- Iraq and Kuwait -- Pandora's box -- Secret war -- Falling out -- Epilogue. Summary:  "Using newly declassified records and long-forgotten memoirs, including the diaries of a key British spy, James Barr tears up the conventional interpretation of this era in the Middle East, vividly portraying the tensions between London and Washington, and shedding an uncompromising light on the murkier activities of a generation of American and British diehards in the region, from the battle of El Alamein in 1942 to Britain's abandonment of Aden in 1967. Reminding us that the Middle East has always served as the arena for great power conflict, this is the tale of an internecine struggle in which Britain would discover that her most formidable rival was the ally she had assumed would be her closest friend." -- provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 327.4 B268L Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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