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Author:

Barr, James, 1976- author.

Title:

Lords of the desert: the battle between the United States and Great Britain for supremacy in the modern Middle East / James Barr

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

vi, 454 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Middle East.
Middle East--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.
Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Middle East--History--20th century.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-427) and index.

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

ISBN:

9780465050635
0465050638

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1019581084

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)