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005			20191023122528.0
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020			_a9780815737292 _q(hardcover)
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100	1		_aRiedel, Bruce O., _eauthor. _9341805
245	1	0	_aBeirut 1958 : _bhow America's wars in the Middle East began / _cBruce Riedel.
263			_a1910
264		1	_aWashington : _bBrookings Institution Press _c2020.
300			_a136 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Jerusalem and Cairo -- Damascus and Riyadh -- Beirut and Amman -- Baghdad and Washington -- Beirut, Amman, and Baghdad -- Epilogue: Lessons Learned -- Index
520			_a"In July 1958, U.S. Marines stormed the beach in Beirut, Lebanon, ready for combat. They were greeted by vendors and sunbathers. Fortunately, the rest of their mission--helping to end Lebanon's first civil war--went nearly as smoothly and successfully, thanks in large part to the skillful work of American diplomats who helped arrange a compromise solution. Future American interventions in the region would not work out quite as well. Bruce Riedel's new book tells the now-forgotten story (forgotten, that is, in the United States) of the first U.S. combat operation in the Middle East. President Eisenhower sent the Marines in the wake of a bloody coup in Iraq, a seismic event that altered politics not only of that country but eventually of the entire region. Eisenhower feared that the coup, along with other conspiracies and events that seemed mysterious back in Washington, threatened American interests in the Middle East. His action, and those of others, were driven in large part by a cast of fascinating characters whose espionage and covert actions could be grist for a movie. Although Eisenhower's intervention in Lebanon was unique, certainly in its relatively benign outcome, it does hold important lessons for today's policymakers as they seek to deal with the always unexpected challenges in the Middle East. Veteran analyst Bruce Reidel describes the scene as it emerged six decades ago, and he suggests that some of the lessons learned then are still valid today. A key lesson? Not to rush to judgment when surprised by the unexpected. And don't assume the worst"-- _cProvided by publisher.
651		0	_aLebanon _xHistory _yIntervention, 1958.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zMiddle East. _993874
651		0	_aMiddle East _xForeign relations _zUnited States. _993873
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y1953-1961. _922832
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