The encyclopedia of Middle East wars : the United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts / Spencer C. Tucker, editor ; Priscilla Mary Roberts, editor, documents volume ; foreword by Anthony C. Zinni. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2010. - 5 v. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1 A-D -- v. 2 E-L -- v. 3 M-S -- v. 4 T-Z -- v. 5 Documents.

Offers entries on the ideologies, organizations, events, and prominent people associated with the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts, along with primary documents, a chronology, a bibliography, and a glossary.

9781851099474 (hard copy : alk. paper) 1851099476 (hard copy : alk. paper) 9781851099481 (ebook) 1851099484 (ebook)

2010033812


Persian Gulf War, 1991--Encyclopedias.
Afghan War, 2001---Encyclopedias.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Encyclopedias.


Middle East--History, Military--20th century--Encyclopedias.
Middle East--History, Military--21st century--Encyclopedias.
Middle East--Military relations--United States--Encyclopedias.
United States--Military relations--Middle East--Encyclopedias.

DS63.1 / .E453 2010

355.00956/03