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America's war for the greater Middle East : a military history /

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Main Author: Bacevich, Andrew J. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Islamischer Staat im Irak und in Syrien
United States > Foreign relations > Middle East.
Middle East > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > History, Military > 20th century.
United States > History, Military > 21st century.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Moyen-Orient.
Moyen-Orient > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 21e siècle.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Diplomatic relations.
Middle East.
United States.
Kriegführung
Golfkrieg > 2003
Bürgerkrieg in Syrien
Naher Osten
Somalia
USA
United States > Military policy.
United States of America.
International relations.
Military history.
Diplomatiska förbindelser > historia.
Militärhistoria.
1900-2099
1900-talet.
2000-talet.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A note to readers
  • Maps
  • Prologue
  • Part I. Preliminaries. War of choice. Gearing up. Arsenal of theocracy. Silver screen six is calling. Mad dog, kicked, bites back. Rescuing evil. No clean ending
  • Part II. Entr'acte. Good Intentions. Balkan digression. What winning means. Phony war
  • Part III. Main card. Changing the way they live. Kicking down the door. How this ends. Government in a box. Entropy. Iraq, again. Generational war
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index.