Beirut 1958: How America's Wars in the Middle East Began

ISBN-13: 9780815737292 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 144 str.

Bruce Riedel

Opis

In July 1958, US Marines stormed the beach in Beirut, Lebanon, ready for combat. They were greeted by vendors and sunbathers. Fortunately, the rest of their mission - helping to end Lebanon's first civil war - went nearly as smoothly. Bruce Riedel's new book tells the now-forgotten story of the first US combat operation in the Middle East.

Spis treści

• Introduction
• 1. Jerusalem and Cairo
• 2. Damascus and Riyadh
• 3. Beirut and Amman
• 4. Baghdad and Washington
• 5. Beirut, Amman, and Baghdad
• Epilogue: Lessons Learned
• Notes
• Index