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America's Great Game: The CIA's Secret Arabists and the Shaping of the Modern Middle East
Hugh Wilford
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Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, B&W illustrations and maps on text. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 2. Weight in Grams: 476.
From the 9/11 attacks to waterboarding to drone strikes, relations between the United States and the Middle East seem caught in a downward spiral. And all too often, the Central Intelligence Agency has made the situation worse. But this crisis was not a historical inevitability,far from it. Indeed, the earliest generation of CIA operatives was actually the region's staunchest western ally.In America's Great Game , celebrated intelligence historian Hugh Wilford reveals the surprising history of the CIA's pro-Arab operations in the 1940s and 50s by tracing the work of the agency's three most influential,and colourful,officers in the Middle East. ... Read more
From the 9/11 attacks to waterboarding to drone strikes, relations between the United States and the Middle East seem caught in a downward spiral. And all too often, the Central Intelligence Agency has made the situation worse. But this crisis was not a historical inevitability,far from it. Indeed, the earliest generation of CIA operatives was actually the region's staunchest western ally.In America's Great Game , celebrated intelligence historian Hugh Wilford reveals the surprising history of the CIA's pro-Arab operations in the 1940s and 50s by tracing the work of the agency's three most influential,and colourful,officers in the Middle East. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
475g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780465096282
SKU
V9780465096282
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About Hugh Wilford
Hugh Wilford is a professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, and author of four books, including The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America. He lives in Long Beach, California.
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