{"product_id":"three-kings-lloyd-c-gardner-9781595586445","title":"Three Kings: The Rise of an American Empire in the Middle East After World War II","description":"In an account of the U.S. role in the Middle East, \u003ci\u003eThree Kings\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"erudite, persuasively argued, and lucid\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) narrative of America's deep and tangled relationships in the region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThree Kings\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a story of America's scramble for political influence, oil concessions, and a new military presence based on airpower and generous American aid to shaky regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, and Iraq. Deftly weaving together three decades of U.S. moves in the region, Lloyd Gardner delves into early American efforts to support the influence the Saudi regime (including the creation of Dhahran air base, the target of Osama bin Laden's first terrorist attack in 1996); the CIA-engineered coup in Iran; Nasser's Egypt; and, finally, the rise of Iraq as a major petroleum power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs American policy makers and military planners grapple with a radically new and rapidly shifting political landscape in this vital region, Gardner uncovers \"valuable new factual evidence... ably guid ing] the reader through the perilous chess game that has played out in the region since World War II\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd C. Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159558644X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595586445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Lloyd C. Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598569337087,"sku":"9781595586445","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a343d92f-2717-4d36-912a-1140d8088917.jpg?v=1702383240","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-kings-lloyd-c-gardner-9781595586445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}