Crisis and Crossfire

Peter L. Hahn is Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of History at Ohio State University. He is the author of seven books on the history of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East, including Missions Accomplished? The United States and Iraq since World War I.

• List of Illustrations Note on the Second Edition Acknowledgments Introduction List of Abbreviations 1. National Security: The Genesis of U.S. Involvement in the Middle East 2. Into the Middle of a Fight: The United States and the Arab-Israeli Conflict to 1961 3. Tumultuous Decades: Nationalism and Counterrevolution, 1950s–1960s 4. Unending Controversy: The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1961–1989 5. Revolution, War, and Terrorism: The Middle East at Center Stage, 1970s–1980s 6. Peace Process: The U.S. Approach to the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1990–2009 7. Escalating Conflicts: The Gulf War, the Menace of Terrorism, and the Invasion of Afghanistan, 1990–2006 8. War of Choice or War of Necessity? The Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, 2001–2009 9. The Retreat from Peace: Israel, Palestine, and the Arab World since 2009 10. Mirage: The Pursuit of Middle East Security in the Early 2000s Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

“Crisis and Crossfire is a balanced and measured tour through the U.S. encounter with the Middle East since 1945. A survey with a point of view, it is interpretive without being polemical. The new chapters are marked by comprehensive coverage, evenhandedness, and true insight into both regional actors and U.S. policymakers.”-Mary Ann Heiss, author of Fulfilling the Sacred Trust “Crisis and Crossfire provides near-encyclopedic details about the U.S. involvement in the Middle East in the past eighty years. With evenhanded analysis, Hahn lets readers draw their own conclusions. This is just the kind of book we need right now.”-Douglas Little, author of American Orientalism