The Resource Red line : the unraveling of Syria and America's race to destroy the most dangerous arsenal in the world, Joby Warrick, (text large print)
Red line : the unraveling of Syria and America's race to destroy the most dangerous arsenal in the world, Joby Warrick, (text large print)
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- Summary
- "From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Black Flags, the harrowing story of America's mission in Syria: to find and destroy Syria's chemical weapons and defeat ISIS--only to lose control of both In August 2012, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was clinging to power in a vicious civil war. Concerned that Assad might resort to chemical weapons, President Obama warned that any such use would cross "a red line," warranting an American military response. When a year later Assad bombed the Damascus suburb of Ghouta with sarin gas, killing hundreds, Obama was torn between living up to America's word and becoming mired in another unpopular Middle Eastern war. So when Russia offered to store Syria's chemical weapons, Obama leaped at the out. So begins a race to find, remove, and destroy 1,300 tons of chemical weapons in the middle of Syria's civil war. Told in harrowing detail, the effort is a tactical triumph for the Americans, but soon Russia's long game becomes clear: it has UN cover to assist a close ally, Assad. As the Russians block attempts to check for chemical weapons that might have been missed, American realizes that ISIS seeks to secure them for itself. Red Line is a classic Joby Warrick true-life thriller: a character-driven narrative with a cast of heroes and villains, including weapons hunters, politicians, commandos, diplomats, and spies. Through original reporting and eyewitness accounts from direct participants, Joby Warrick reveals how a well-intentioned effort to save Syrian lives touched off a chain of events that would rescue a dictator, sustain a terrorist movement, unleash torrents of refugees, humiliate two U.S. presidents, and empower Russia and Iran"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First large print edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 575 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780593295212
- Label
- Red line : the unraveling of Syria and America's race to destroy the most dangerous arsenal in the world
- Title
- Red line
- Title remainder
- the unraveling of Syria and America's race to destroy the most dangerous arsenal in the world
- Statement of responsibility
- Joby Warrick
- Subject
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- Chemical weapons
- Chemical weapons -- Syria
- Chemical weapons disposal -- Syria
- IS (Organization)
- Large type books
- Spies
- Syria -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-
- Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Atrocities
- Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Participation, Russian
- Terrorism -- Prevention
- Terrorism -- Prevention | Government policy -- United States
- trueWeapons of mass destruction
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Syria
- trueAntiterrorist policy
- Atrocities
- trueChemical warfare
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Black Flags, the harrowing story of America's mission in Syria: to find and destroy Syria's chemical weapons and defeat ISIS--only to lose control of both In August 2012, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was clinging to power in a vicious civil war. Concerned that Assad might resort to chemical weapons, President Obama warned that any such use would cross "a red line," warranting an American military response. When a year later Assad bombed the Damascus suburb of Ghouta with sarin gas, killing hundreds, Obama was torn between living up to America's word and becoming mired in another unpopular Middle Eastern war. So when Russia offered to store Syria's chemical weapons, Obama leaped at the out. So begins a race to find, remove, and destroy 1,300 tons of chemical weapons in the middle of Syria's civil war. Told in harrowing detail, the effort is a tactical triumph for the Americans, but soon Russia's long game becomes clear: it has UN cover to assist a close ally, Assad. As the Russians block attempts to check for chemical weapons that might have been missed, American realizes that ISIS seeks to secure them for itself. Red Line is a classic Joby Warrick true-life thriller: a character-driven narrative with a cast of heroes and villains, including weapons hunters, politicians, commandos, diplomats, and spies. Through original reporting and eyewitness accounts from direct participants, Joby Warrick reveals how a well-intentioned effort to save Syrian lives touched off a chain of events that would rescue a dictator, sustain a terrorist movement, unleash torrents of refugees, humiliate two U.S. presidents, and empower Russia and Iran"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Warrick, Joby
- Dewey number
- 956.9104/23
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS98.6
- LC item number
- .W38 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Syria
- Syria
- Chemical weapons
- Chemical weapons disposal
- Terrorism
- IS (Organization)
- Syria
- United States
- Syria
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Red line : the unraveling of Syria and America's race to destroy the most dangerous arsenal in the world, Joby Warrick, (text large print)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First large print edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 575 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780593295212
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
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- on1239954902
- (OCoLC)1239954902
- Label
- Red line : the unraveling of Syria and America's race to destroy the most dangerous arsenal in the world, Joby Warrick, (text large print)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First large print edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 575 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780593295212
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
-
- on1239954902
- (OCoLC)1239954902
Subject
- Chemical weapons
- Chemical weapons -- Syria
- Chemical weapons disposal -- Syria
- IS (Organization)
- Large type books
- Spies
- Syria -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-
- Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Atrocities
- Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Participation, Russian
- Terrorism -- Prevention
- Terrorism -- Prevention | Government policy -- United States
- trueWeapons of mass destruction
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Syria
- trueAntiterrorist policy
- Atrocities
- trueChemical warfare
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