An interesting account of the foundation of american involvement in the middle east particularly with regards the arab nations does a good job of setting the scene for the ongoing engagements which define much of the current geopolitical reality a particularly interesting explanation of the nature of the american empire and the key role that the middle east plays in this both in terms of . A breathtaking recovery of decisions taken brazen motives and backroom dealingsthree kings is the first history of america s efforts to supplant the british empire in the middle east during and following world war ii from fdr to lbjthis is the story of america s scramble for political influence oil concessions and a new military . The subtitle the rise of an american empire in the middle east after world war ii describes the book much more accurately covers aid to greece turkey establishment of israel iranian oil and overthrow of mossadeq suez war iraq revolution six day war not much nuts and bolts history focuses much more on diplomacy politics and . Three kings the rise of an american empire in the middle east after world war ii lloyd c gardner three kings reveals a story of americas scramble for political influence oil concessions and a new military presence based on airpower and generous american aid to shaky regimes in saudi arabia iran egypt and iraq. Three kings the rise of an american empire in the middle east after world war ii user review kirkus a useful prequel to the authors the long road to baghdad a history of us foreign policy from the 1970s to the present 2008 etcgardner history rutgers univ delves into presidents roosevelt read full review