{"product_id":"covert-relationship-bryan-r-gibson-9780313386107","title":"Covert Relationship: American Foreign Policy, Intelligence, and the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis modern study of the Iran-Iraq War utilizes newly available primary materials to analyze American policy towards the war and question the veracity of the United States' claims of strict neutrality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Iran-Iraq War lasted from September 1980 to August 1988, dominating the landscape of the Middle East and polarizing many of the world's nations for nearly a decade. This new work analyzes the United States' policy towards this vicious and extremely costly war, and questions the veracity of America's claims of strict neutrality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contents of \u003ci\u003eCovert Relationship: American Foreign Policy, Intelligence, and the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988\u003c\/i\u003e can be broken down into five sections: the conflict's origins, the Carter administration's response to the war, the Reagan administration's actions, changes to American policy during the Iran-Contra Affair, and the collapse of neutrality in the final two years of the war. The author boldly refutes the arguments of other authors about the war, and provides timely and relevant insights regarding American-Iraqi relations in light of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan R. Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313386102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313386107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 38","brand":"Bryan R. Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064848134399,"sku":"9780313386107","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38b94bf2-f003-45c5-bd13-1d8d1bc38968.jpg?v=1768671437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/covert-relationship-bryan-r-gibson-9780313386107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}