Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Foreword Frederick Eilts Introduction 1. Farewell to Arms: The United States and Egypt's Search for Military Aid, 1952--1955 2. Pacifying Nasser: The United States and the Aswan Dam, October 1955--March 1956 3. Punishing Nasser: The United States and the Aswan Dam, March 1956--July 1956 4. "Decent Interval": Aid Policy in the Twilight Years of the Eisenhower Era 5. Kennedy's "Great Unseen Weapon": Food Aid and American Policy Toward Egypt, 196'-'963 6. Johnson's "Short Leash": Food Aid and American Policy Toward Egypt, 1964-1967 7. Sadat's "Peace Dividend" 8. Retrospect and Prospect Appendices Notes Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

William J. Burns holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from Oxford University. He is currently assigned to the Bureau of Near East Affairs in Washington.