Crisis and crossfire : the United States and the Middle East since 1945 /

Hahn, Peter L.

Crisis and crossfire : the United States and the Middle East since 1945 / Peter L. Hahn. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, Inc., c2005. - xix, 223 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Issues in the history of American foreign relations .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-212) and index.

List of illustrations -- Series editor's note -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- National security: the genesis of U.S. involvement in the Middle East -- Into the middle of a fight: the United States and the Arab-Israeli conflict to 1961 -- Tumultuous decades: nationalism and counterrevolution, 1950s-1960s -- Unending controversy: the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1961-1982 -- Revolution, war, and terrorism: the Middle East at center stage, 1970s-1980s -- Peace process: the U.S. approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1982-2005 -- Messy little wars: U.S. operations in the Middle East since 1990 -- Conclusion.

1574888196 (hdbk. : alk. paper) 157488820X (pbk. : alk. paper)


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.

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