Syria and the United States: Eisenhower's Cold War in the Middle East

by David W. Lesch

The "Syrian crisis" of 1957, sparked by a covert attempt by the Eisenhower administration to overthrow what it perceived to be an emerging Soviet client state in the Middle East, represented the denouement of a badly misguided U.S. foreign policy, according to David Lesch. The repercussions of this incident, which almost precipitated a superpower c

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367289377
• ISBN13: 9780367289379
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"