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The American bombing of Libya : a study of the force of miscalculation in Reagan foreign policy / Nicholas Laham.
Van Pelt Library E183.8.L75 L34 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laham, Nicholas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Foreign relations--Libya.
- United States.
- International relations.
- Libya.
- Libya--Foreign relations--United States.
- Reagan, Ronald.
- Libya--History--Bombardment, 1986.
- History.
- United States--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- United States--Foreign relations--1981-1989.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 227 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
- Summary:
- "This book argues the 1986 American bombing of Libya represented an act of desperation by then-president Reagan in order to salvage American credibility in the Arab world. The author asserts that the Libyan bombings served as a foreshadowing of the Iraq War illustrating U.S. willingness to use military power to preserve American interests in the Middle East"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Reagan Pursues a Misguided Policy 9
- 2 The Reagan Administration Unsuccessfully Attempts to Isolate Libya 49
- 3 Heading Toward a Military Showdown 83
- 4 Reagan Orders the Bombing 113
- 5 International Condemnation of the Bombing 165
- 6 A Legitimate Response to Terrorism or a Demonstration of Power? 200.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786431854
- 0786431857
- OCLC:
- 172521656
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