Iraqi Ba'thists in America's Cold War: Covert Action, Paramilitarism and Violence

by Weldon C. Matthews

This book reveals the covert relationship of the United States with the Iraqi Ba'th Party in the 1960s. The book traces this relationship from the party's underground activities, through its first seizure of power, to the party's return to clandestine organising after its overthrow by a military coup. The administration of President John F. Kennedy armed the Ba'thist regime, provided content for its media, and trained its personnel. A state-private...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399547577
• ISBN13: 9781399547574
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 256 Pages