Richard Nixon, Great Britain and the Anglo-American Alignment in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Making Allies Out of Clients |
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| Author:
| Petersen, Tore T. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84519-277-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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When the British Labour party announced the withdrawal of British forces from the Persian Gulf in January 1968, the United States faced a potential power vacuum in the area. The incoming Nixon administration, preoccupied with the Soviet Union and China, and the war in Vietnam, had no intention of replacing the British in the Gulf.
When the British Labour party announced the withdrawal of British forces from the Persian Gulf in January 1968, the United States faced a potential power vacuum in the area. The incoming Nixon administration, preoccupied with the Soviet Union and China, and the war in Vietnam, had no intention of replacing the British in the Gulf.