FDR and the End of Empire: The Origins of American Power in the Middle East

by Christopher D. O'Sullivan

Book Overview

Based upon extensive archival research in Great Britain, the United States, and the Middle East, including sources never previously utilized such as declassified intelligence records, postwar planning documents, and the personal papers of key officials, this is painstakingly researched account of the origins of American involvement in the Middle East during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It explores the effort to challenge British and French...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349438855
• ISBN13: 9781349438853
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"