King's Counsel: A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in the Middle East - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393063349ISBN-10:393063348UPC:9780393063349Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Lawyers & Judges, Middle EastSize:9.30 x 6.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCP408Q815
King's Counsel: A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in the Middle East
His narrative contains secrets that will revise our understanding of the Middle East. In 1967, O'Connell tipped off Hussein that Israel would invade Egypt the next morning. Later, as Hussein's Washington counselor, O'Connell learned of Henry Kissinger's surprising role in the Yom Kippur War.
The book's leitmotif is betrayal. Hussein, the Middle East's only bona fide peacemaker, wanted simply the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393063349ISBN-10:393063348UPC:9780393063349Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Lawyers & Judges, Middle EastSize:9.30 x 6.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCP408Q815
O'Connell, Jack: - Jack O'Connell (1921-2010) served as CIA station chief in Amman, Jordan, from 1963 to 1971 and was King Hussein's most trusted American adviser. He then became the king's attorney and diplomatic counselor in Washington for three decades.
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