First Published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Chapter 1 Modes of United States Policy; Chapter 2 The Battle Over Oil; Chapter 3 Anglo-American Relations: An Overview; Chapter 4 Saudi Arabia and US-British Conflict, 1941-1945; Chapter 5 Iran: A Question of Commitment, 1941-1945; Chapter 6 Turkey: The Burden of Neutrality, 1941-1945; Chapter 7 Anglo-American Relations in the Arab World, 1941-1945; Chapter 8 American Perceptions of Soviet Middle East Policy, 1945; Chapter 9 The Showdown in Iran, 1945-1946; Chapter 10 The Turkish Crisis; Chapter 11 United States Aid and the Truman Doctrine, 1946-1947; Chapter 12 Conclusions: The Road to Cold War;