Download or read book Lyndon Johnson and the Postwar Order in the Middle East, 1962–1967 written by Alexander M. Shelby and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Cold War relations between Egypt and the United States. The author argues that Nasser’s responses to security and political threats in the Middle East and North Arica conflicted with America’s postwar strategy in those regions. The author focuses on how the failure of American–Egyptian diplomacy endangered the Postwar Petroleum Order and facilitated the outbreak of the Six-Day War.