{"product_id":"the-united-states-proxy-war-matthew-ayton-9781350503205","title":"The United States' Proxy War in Syria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth examination of the United States\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eindirect intervention into the Syrian war on two fronts: the covert CIA-led campaign against the Bashar al-Assad regime and the overt, Pentagon-led military operation against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq \u0026amp; Syria (ISIS). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatthew Ayton offers new insights into a dimension of US policy in Syria that has so far been given little analytical attention; the employment of what American strategists called the 'by, with \u0026amp; through approach' to ground warfare. This saw the US provide weaponry and training to non-state militias in an attempt to achieve strategic objectives without deploying large numbers of troops, in order to reduce blood-and-treasure costs, following the costly post-9\/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wealth of original interviews with American national security officials and the Syrians who worked with them on the ground, this book shows that despite being presented as a cost-saving panacea to intervention, this strategy came with significant - costly - and even deadly - consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Ayton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350503207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350503205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Matthew Ayton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48216776343807,"sku":"9781350503205","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24b33ec2-c930-4f8a-a551-0c9bd549fa4b.jpg?v=1771993251","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-united-states-proxy-war-matthew-ayton-9781350503205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}