Kuwait 1945-96: an Anglo-American perspective

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Frank Cass, 1998Description: 182pISBN:
  • 071464420X (pbk.):
Subject(s): Summary: Surveys events in Kuwait from the beginning of the Twentieth century until the Second World War and explains Britain's initial interest in the ruling Al-Sabah family before focusing on the post-1945 period. After the Second World War Kuwait became an area of considerable interest to both Britain and the US. Analyses such post-war events as the 1956 Suez crisis; the independence of Kuwait; the attempted annexation of Kuwait by Iraq in 1961; and the events which led to the 1990 Iraqi invasion and the Anglo-American response.
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Surveys events in Kuwait from the beginning of the Twentieth century until the Second World War and explains Britain's initial interest in the ruling Al-Sabah family before focusing on the post-1945 period. After the Second World War Kuwait became an area of considerable interest to both Britain and the US. Analyses such post-war events as the 1956 Suez crisis; the independence of Kuwait; the attempted annexation of Kuwait by Iraq in 1961; and the events which led to the 1990 Iraqi invasion and the Anglo-American response.

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