Title The American bombing of Libya : a study of the force of miscalculation in Reagan foreign policy / Nicholas Laham.

Publication Info.	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
	©2008

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Moore Stacks	E183.8.L75 L34 2008	Available	---

Description	vii, 227 pages ; 23 cm
Summary	"This book argues the 1986 American bombing of Libya represented an act of desperation by then-president Reagan in order to salvage American credibility in the Arab world. The author asserts that the Libyan bombings served as a foreshadowing of the Iraq War illustrating U.S. willingness to use military power to preserve American interests in the Middle East"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222) and index.
Subject	United States -- Foreign relations -- Libya.
	United States.
	International relations.
	Libya.
	Libya -- Foreign relations -- United States.
	Reagan, Ronald.
	Reagan, Ronald.
	Libya -- History -- Bombardment, 1986.
	United States -- Military policy.
	Military policy.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
Chronological Term	1981-1989
ISBN	9780786431854 softcover alkaline paper
	0786431857 softcover alkaline paper