“I traveled in a long convoy, with armed body-guards. Much of the concern for our safety stemmed from the assassination…
Lebanon and the Rise of Hezbollah
For more than 30 years, it has been a political force in Lebanon and beyond, at times praised for its…
The 1958 U.S. Marine Invasion of Lebanon – It was no day at the beach
1958 — Lebanon was yet again at the forefront of foreign policy concerns. Gamal Abdel Nasser, one of the most…
Top Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History
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U. S.-Vatican Relations, 1975-1980: A Diplomatic Study
This book explores the bilateral relations between the United States and the Vatican from 1975 to 1980, a turbulent period…
The October War: A Retrospective
This often surprising book shares firsthand accounts and frank discussions from a meeting held in October 1998 on the twenty-fifth…
Memoirs of a Foreign Service Arabist
Dick Parker was renowned in the State Department for his dry acerbic wit. From his early youth on U.S. Cavalry posts…
Behind Embassy Walls: The Life and Times of an American Diplomat
Son of an international oilman and a Polish émigré, Grove grew up largely in prewar Europe: in Nazi Germany, Holland,…
Cursed is the Peacemaker: The American Diplomat versus the Israeli General, Beirut 1982
John Boykin’s fast-paced life of the extraordinary diplomat Philip Habib zeroes in on Habib’s excruciatingly difficult, much lauded, but short-lived…
Afghanistan Project-Patricia Haslach
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