{"product_id":"9781350503205","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW The United States' Proxy War in Syria by Dr Matthew Ayton","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 05\/02\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn in-depth examination of the United States' indirect intervention into the Syrian war on two fronts: the covert CIA-led campaign against the Bashar al-Assad regime and the overt, Pentagon-led military operation against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq \u0026amp; Syria (ISIS). Matthew Ayton offers new insights into a dimension of US policy in Syria that has so far been given little analytical attention; the employment of what American strategists called the `by, with \u0026amp; through approach' to ground warfare. This saw the US provide weaponry and training to non-state militias in an attempt to achieve strategic objectives without deploying large numbers of troops, in order to reduce blood-and-treasure costs, following the costly post-9\/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Drawing on a wealth of original interviews with American national security officials and the Syrians who worked with them on the ground, this book shows that despite being presented as a cost-saving panacea to intervention, this strategy came with significant - costly - and even deadly - consequences. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368704291189,"sku":"9781350503205","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781350503205.jpg?v=1763550526","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781350503205","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}