America and the Yemens: A Complex and Tragic Encounter

A history of US relations with the various entities of Yemen and the first in-depth review of America's role in the Saudi-directed war there. This book will be of interest to those seeking a better understanding of America's role in the Middle East and the tragic encounter that created the worst humanitarian catastrophe in our lives.

Bruce Riedel is a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies program at the Brookings Institution where he specializes in the Middle East and South Asia. His previous books include Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States Since FDR, Beirut 1958: How America's Wars in the Middle East Began, and Jordan and America: An Enduring Friendship. He resides in Chestertown, Maryland.