Richard Nixon, Great Britain and the Anglo-American Alignment in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula
Author | : Tore T. Petersen |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2011-02-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781836242086 |
ISBN-13 | : 1836242085 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Download or read book Richard Nixon, Great Britain and the Anglo-American Alignment in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula written by Tore T. Petersen and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.