Author:
Freedman, Lawrence.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Public Affairs, c2008.
Descriptionxxviii, 601 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Note:Dramatis personae -- Maps -- Preface -- 1. Choosing enemies -- 2. The first wave -- pt. 1. Jimmy Carter -- 3. Camp David -- 4. Revolution in Iran -- 5. Uprising in Afghanistan -- pt. 2. Ronald Reagan -- 6. The Mujahideen -- 7. In and out of Beirut -- 8. Iraq -- 9. Iran-Contra -- 10. The Tanker War -- pt. 3. George H. W. Bush -- 11. Iraq takes Kuwait -- 12. Desert Storm -- 13. Intifada -- pt. 4. William Clinton -- 14. Dual containment -- 15. Return to Camp David -- 16. Choosing America -- pt. 5. George W. Bush -- 17. The War on Terror -- 18. Regime change -- 19. Insurgency -- 20. Suicides and assassinations -- 21. The main enemy? -- 22. Friends and enemies -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-569) and index.
