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Into the Desert

By Engel

Into the Desert

By Engel

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In the decade following the first Gulf War, most observers regarded it as an exemplary effort by the international community to lawfully and forcefully hold a regional aggressor in check. Interpretations have changed with the times. The Gulf War led to the stationing of US troops in Saudi Arabia, an important contributing cause of the 9/11 attacks. The war also led to a long obsession with Saddam Hussein that culminated in a second, far longer, American-led war with Iraq. In Into the Desert, Jeffrey Engel has gathered an all-star cast of contributors to reevaluate the first Gulf War: Michael Gordon of the New York Times; Sir Lawrence Freedman, former foreign policy advisor to Tony Blair; Ambassador Ryan Crocker; Middle East specialist Shibley Telhami; and Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Engel and his contributors examine the war's origins, the war itself, and its long-term impact on international relations. All told, Into the Desert offers an astute reassessment of one of the most momentous events in the last quarter century.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
238
Release Date:
2012-12-03
Publication Date:
2018-07-11
Publisher:
ACADEMIC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199796289
ISBN13:
9780199796281
Weight:
501 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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