List of illustrations
Series editor's note
Acknowledgments
Introduction
National security: the genesis of U.S. involvement in the Middle East
Into the middle of a fight: the United States and the Arab-Israeli conflict to 1961
Tumultuous decades: nationalism and counterrevolution, 1950s-1960s
Unending controversy: the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1961-1982
Revolution, war, and terrorism: the Middle East at center stage, 1970s-1980s
Peace process: the U.S. approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1982-2005
Messy little wars: U.S. operations in the Middle East since 1990
Conclusion.