The encyclopedia of Middle East wars : the United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts

Author(s)

• Tucker, Spencer
• Roberts, Priscilla Mary
• Pierpaoli, Paul G.
• Morelock, Jerry D.
• Zabecki, David T.
• Zuhur, Sherifa
• Zinni, Anthony C.

Bibliographic Information

The encyclopedia of Middle East wars : the United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts

Spencer C. Tucker, editor ; Priscilla Mary Roberts, editor, documents volume ; Paul G. Pierpaoli Jr., associate editor ; Jerry D. Morelock, David Zabecki, Sherifa Zuhur, assistant editors ; foreword by Anthony C. Zinni

ABC-CLIO, c2010

• : [set] : hard copy
• v. 1
• v. 2
• v. 3
• v. 4
• v. 5

Note

Vol. 1. A-D -- v. 2. E-L -- v. 3. M-S -- v. 4. T-Z -- v. 5. Documents

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This in-depth study of U.S. involvement in the modern Middle East carefully weighs the interplay of domestic, cultural, religious, diplomatic, international, and military events in one of the world's most troubled regions. The monumental, five-volume The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts is a must-have resource for anyone seeking to comprehend U.S. actions in this volatile region. Under the expert editorship of Spencer C. Tucker, the encyclopedia traces 20th- and 21st-century U.S. involvement in the Middle East and south-central Asia, concentrating on the last three decades. Beginning with the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, it covers the 1979–1989 Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the 1991 Persian Gulf War, allied punitive actions against Iraq during the 1990s, the Afghanistan War, the Iraq War, and the Global War on Terror. Many smaller military actions against Iran, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and other regimes that have been involved in international terrorism are also included. Diplomacy, religion as it pertains to Middle East conflict, and social/cultural developments are other key subjects of analysis, as is the interplay of politics with military policy in the United States and other nations involved in the region.

Table of Contents

Volume I: A–D List of Entries List of Maps Preface General Maps Introduction Entries Index Volume II: E–L List of Entries List of Maps General Maps Entries Index Volume III: M–S List of Entries List of Maps General Maps Entries Index Volume IV: T–Z List of Entries List of Maps General Maps Entries Military Ranks Military Medals, Decorations, and Awards Chronology Glossary Selected Bibliography List of Editors and Contributors Categorical Index Index Volume V: documents List of Documents Documents Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB04134258
• ISBN:
  • 9781851099474
• LCCN: 2010033812
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Santa Barbara, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 5 v.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS63.1
  • DC22 : 355.00956/03
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Middle East -- History, Military -- 20th century -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Middle East -- History, Military -- 21st century -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Middle East -- Military relations -- United States -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : United States -- Military relations -- Middle East -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Afghan War, 2001- -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Iraq War, 2003- -- Encyclopedias