Download or read book Kuwait, 1945-1996 written by Miriam Joyce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on extensive research of British documents from the Public Records Office, and American documents from the National Archives and several Presidential Libraries, this book surveys events in Kuwait from the beginning of the twentieth century until the Second World War, and explains Britain's initial interest in the ruling al-Sabah family, before focusing on the post-1945 period.