Definitely, one of the most informed, intellectually original and stimulating anthologies ever written about the Middle East. Each chapter by itself stands head and shoulders above the pedestrian writings in most of the 'establishment' journals and books published today. As a whole, this book is absolutely indispensable to anyone studying the Middle East. It should become required reading at the ... Read moreState Department and CIA. Even for the general public, this book should be owned by anyone who really wantsto understand the Middle East. Bravo to the Editors and Authors of this masterpiece!>
Steven Emerson, Author (most recently of Terrorist and The Fall of Pan Am 103), award-winning national security correspondent, and former CNN in One of the more fascinating pieces included here is the editor's own Declaring Independence. Each of the rest of the articles assembled here has something of interest to impart to the general reader as well as to the specialist.
Nissim Rejwan, The Jerusalem Post Magazine. This book goes beyond discussing the traditional US-Israel relations and brings out the rarely known facts of US reliance on Israeli Combat experience in upgrading and redisigning its military potential...
Col. Ramesh Davesar, USI Journal This book goes beyond discussing the traditional US-Israel relations and brings out the rarely known facts of US reliance on Israeli Combat experience in upgrading and redisigning its military potential...
Col. Ramesh Davesar, USI Journal Definitely, one of the most informed, intellectually original and stimulating anthologies ever written about the Middle East. Each chapter by itself stands head and shoulders above the pedestrian writings in most of the 'establishment' journals and books published today. As a whole, this book is absolutely indispensable to anyone studying the Middle East. It should become required reading at the State Department and CIA. Even for the general public, this book should be owned by anyone who really wants to understand the Middle East. Bravo to the Editors and Authors of this masterpiece!
Steven Emerson, Author (most recently of Terrorist and The Fall of Pan Am 103), award-winning national security correspondent, and f One of the more fascinating pieces included here is the editor's own "Declaring Independence." Each of the rest of the articles assembled here has something of interest to impart to the general reader as well as to the specialist.
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