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Lords of the desert : Britain's struggle with America to dominate the Middle East
Barr, James, 1976-2019
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Within a single generation, between 1945 and 1970, America replaced Britain as the dominant power in the Middle East. By any standard, it was an extraordinary role reversal and it was one that came with very little warning. Starting in the 19th century, Britain had first established themselves as protector of the sheikhdoms along the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, before acquiring Aden, Cyprus and then Egypt and the Sudan. In the Great War in the 20th century they then added Palestine, Jordan and Iraq by conquest. And finally Britain had jointly run Iran with the Soviets since 1941 to defeat Hitler. The discovery of vast oil reserves in Saudi Arabia, at a time when the United States' own domestic reserves seemed to be running low, made America's initial interest commercial. But trade required political stability.
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Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2019.London : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Collation:
xiv, 401 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781471139802 (pbk)
Dewey class:
327.41
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Middle EastMiddle East -- Foreign relations -- Great BritainUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Middle EastMiddle East -- Foreign relations -- United StatesGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- United StatesUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Great BritainMiddle East -- History -- 20th centuryGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1945-United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
BRN:
2182086