This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the region.
Review: Fain's book is . . . a welcome addition to the literature. His work is in many ways an impressive achievement, particularly in the ways that the author demonstrates control of an enormous body of primary source material as well as familiarity with most, if not all, of the secondary scholarship . . .
Fain has made a significant contribution to our understanding of Anglo-American relations in the Persian Gulf, and his work will probably be mandatory reading for all scholars in this field. -- The American Historical Review In many ways an impressive book, being erudite, well written, and extensively researched . . .
W. Taylor Fain has produced a significant book that will add to the growing literature on Anglo-American relations and the end of empire in the Persian Gulf. -- International Journal of Middle East Studies Encompassing two turbulent decades of Anglo-American cooperation and rivalry in the Persian Gulf region, W.
Taylor Fain's well researched and briskly paced monograph ably fills a gap in the current historiography on western policy towards the Middle East during the Cold War. -- Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History Fain's study is a solid piece of scholarship. Moreover, Fain's use of every available secondary source and his command of the various archival sources is simply mind boggling.
His study is very accessible, written in a clear academic fashion, and chronologically structured, which makes it a good choice for classroom use, particularly as it provides a broad perspective on the diplomatic relationship between the US and Britain in the Middle East. Overall, I found Fain's study of utmost importance to the field.
It contributes to our understanding of the history of the region and the diplomatic relationship between the US and Britain and it convincingly portrays how the nature of this special relationship came to evolve over the middle decades of the twentieth century. Students and scholars interested in these topics will grea
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