| King's Counsel: A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in the Middle East Contributor(s): O'Connell, Jack (Author), Loeb, Vernon (With) |
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ISBN: 0393063348 ISBN-13: 9780393063349 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011003263 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jack O'Connell possessed an uncanny ability to be at the center of things. On his arrival in Jordan in 1958, he unraveled a coup aimed at the young King Hussein, who would become America's most reliable Middle East ally. Over time, their bond of trust and friendship deepened. 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 return of the West Bank, seized in the Six-Day War. Despite American promises, the clear directive of UN Resolution 242, and the years of secret negotiations with Israel, that never happened. Hussein's dying wish was that O'Connell tell the unknown story in this book. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |