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UNINA9910818742503321 |
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Autore |
Munro Alan |
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Titolo |
Arab storm : politics and diplomacy behind the Gulf War / / Alan Munro |
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London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-7556-0949-2 |
1-282-52684-7 |
9786612526848 |
0-85771-047-8 |
600-00-0821-X |
1-4237-8789-7 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (465 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes |
Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Diplomatic history |
Battles & campaigns |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Map; Contents; List of Plates; Preface: From Success to Disaster; Introduction: The Kingdom and the War; 1. The Saddam Hussein Factor; 2. The Gathering Storm; 3. The Reason Why; 4. Invasion and Response; 5. Light Blue; 6. Business as Usual; 7. The Long Haul...; 8. ...And Longer; 9. Khaki; 10. Oil and Money; 11. Cold Feet; 12. Clearing the Decks; 13. The Fog of War; 14. Diplomatic Distractions; 15. Climax; 16. Anticlimax; 17. Profit and Loss; 18. The Fourth Estate; 19. Aftermath; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"As Iraqi troops swarmed Kuwait in 1991, Alan Munro played a vital role in putting and holding together the most unusual coalition in history to evict them. Never before had Western and Arab states fought side by side against another Arab country. As Britain's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Munro directed events in the eye of the storm. He sets down here what life behind the scenes was like. The frantic phone calls between Security Council members, the confusion of the battlefield, the |
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