Bøger af Richard B. Parker

Why do international crises seem to occur so often in the Middle East? The author presents three detailed studies of policy failures that he believes were precipitated by miscalculations on the part of diplomats and of government and military leaders in one or more Middle Eastern countries, the United States, and the former USSR.

The story of America's first hostage crisis, which began in 1785 with the capture of two American ships off the coast of Portugal, including intriguing details of the diplomacy mobilized to address the crisis.