Ropes of Sand: America's Failure in the Middle East
London: W. W. Norton, 1980. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 382, maps, endpaper maps, footnotes, index, usual library markings, some foxing to top edge, DJ edges worn: small tears/chips. Some discoloration inside rear flyleaf, front DJ flap creased, corners of several pages bent. Highly controversial book at the time it was written; the CIA effectively delayed publication by invoking a secrecy agreement, saying that the book was too secret to provide to the author. Condition: good, ex-lib., fair to good.
Keywords: CIA, Intelligence Serv., Espionage, John Foster Dulles, Camille Chamoun, Allen Dulles, Israel, Zionism, Palestinians
[Book #54095]
Price: $22.50