@article{427431,
      recid = {427431},
      author = {Gardner, Lloyd C.,},
      title = {Three kings the rise of an American empire in the Middle  East after World War II / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {New Press,},
      address = {New York :},
      pages = {1 online resource (xi, 260 p.)},
      year = {2009},
      note = {Description based on print version record.},
      abstract = {As American policy makers ponder a strategy for withdrawal  from Iraq, one of our preeminent diplomatic historians  uncovers the largely hidden story of how the United States  got into the Middle East in the first place. A breathtaking  recovery of decisions taken, brazen motives, and backroom  dealings, Three Kings is the first history of America's  efforts to supplant the British empire in the Middle East,  during and following World War II. From F.D.R. to L.B.J.,  this is the story of America's scramble for political  influence, oil concessions, and a new military presence  based on airpower.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/427431},
}