What the British did : two centuries in the Middle East /: two centuries in the Middle East. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Mangold.
• Authors: Mangold, Peter
• Contents: Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: 'The Pedigree of a White Stallion'PART ONE: LINES OF INCURSION, 1798–19221 Persia's Doubtful Friend2 Toeholds in Arabia3 Mediterranean Approaches4 Unintended Consequences5 The War for the Middle East: On the Defensive, 1914–166 The War for the Middle East: Onto the Offensive, 1916–187 'Present at the Creation'PART TWO: HIGH NOON, 1922–458 'An Inferior Independence'9 Client Kings10 'Riding Two Horses at Once'11 Strongmen, Borders and Oil12 Egypt and the Second World War13 Holding the Middle EastPART THREE: DISSOLUTION, 1945–7114 Complex Adjustments15 A Sea of Troubles16 The Road to Suez17 Still Fighting Nasser18 Oil, Force and BasesPART FOUR: POST-IMPERIAL, 1971–2014 19 Just a Trading Nation 20 A Return to the Gulf PART FIVE: PERSPECTIVES 21 Matters of Scruple 22 How Did the British Do? Notes Select Bibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 956; HISTORY -- Middle East -- General; Diplomatic relations; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Middle East; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain; Great Britain; Middle East; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0857727044; 9780857727046; 9780857729095; 0857729098; 9781784531942
• Related ISBNs: 1784531944
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 5, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.