Contents

PART ONE—HEADING FOR TROUBLE—1941–1948

1 The Beginning of the End

2 The Old Imperialistic Order

3 Heading for Trouble

4 Sheep’s Eyes

5 A Pretty Tough Nut

6 The Jewish Problem

7 Fight for Palestine

PART TWO—IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS—1947–1953

8 Eggs in One Basket

9 Exploring the Wilder Areas

10 Going Fifty-Fifty

11 An Unfortunate Turn

12 Second Fiddle

13 Plotting Mosaddeq’s Downfall

14 The Man in the Arena

PART THREE—DESCENT TO SUEZ—1953–1958

15 The Gift of a Gun

16 Baghdad Pact

18 Ditching Nasser

19 A Sort of Jenkins’ Ear

20 The Suez Miscalculation

21 Failed Coups

22 The Year of Revolutions

PART FOUR—CLINGING ON—1957–1967

23 Rebels on the Jebel

24 Iraq and Kuwait

25 Pandora’s Box

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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