Buried in the Sands of the Ogaden: The United States, the Horn of Africa, and the Demise of Detente

by Louise P. Woodroofe

How the Cold War came to Africa--and everybody lost

When the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the Soviet Union and United States faltered during the administration of Jimmy Carter, National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski claimed that "SALT lies buried in the sands of the Ogaden." How did superpower d tente survive Vietnam but stumble in the Horn of Africa? Historian Louise Woodroofe takes Brzezinski's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606351842
• ISBN13: 9781606351840
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Kent State University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"