The 1967 Arab-Israeli war : origins and consequences / edited by Wm. Roger Louis and Avi Shlaim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shlaim, Avi.

Louis, William Roger, 1936-

Series:

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 36.

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Israel-Arab War, 1967.

Physical Description:

xvii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern Middle East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Arab armies of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan and seized large portions of territory including the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights. With the hindsight of four decades and access to recently declassified documents, two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together some of the most knowledgeable experts in their fields to reassess the origins of the war and its regional reverberations. Each chapter takes a different perspective from the vantage point of a different participant, those that actually took part in the war, and also the world powers, the United States, Soviet Union, Britain, and France, that played important roles behind the scenes. Their conclusions make for sober reading. At the heart of the story was the incompetence of the Egyptian high command under the leadership of Nasser and the rivalry between various Arab players who were deeply suspicious of each other, motives. Israel, on the other side, gained a resounding victory for which, despite previous assessments to the contrary, there was no master plan"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction x

1 Israel: Poor Little Samson / Aw Shlaim Shlaim, Aw 22

2 Egypt: Dangerous Illusions / Laura M. James James, Laura M. 56

3 Syria: Playing with Fire / David W. Lesch Lesch, David W. 79

4 Jordan: Walking the Tight Rope / Avi Shlaim Shlaim, Avi 99

5 The Palestinian National Movement / Wendy Pearlman Pearlman, Wendy 126

6 The Yemen War and Egypt's War Preparedness / Eugene Rogan Rogan, Eugene, Tewfik Aclimandos Aclimandos, Tewfik 149

7 The United States and the 1967 War / Charles D. Smith Smith, Charles D. 165

8 The Soviet Union: The Roots of War and a Reassessment of Historiography / Rami Ginat Ginat, Rami 193

9 Britain: The Ghost of Suez and Resolution 242 / Wm. Roger Louis Louis, Wm. Roger 219

10 France and the June 1967 War / Jean-Pierre Filiu Filiu, Jean-Pierre 247

11 The 1967 War and the Demise of Arab Nationalism: Chronicle of a Death Foretold / Rashid Khalidi Khalidi, Rashid 264

12 The Transformation of Arab Politics: Disentangling Myth from Reality / Fawaz A. Gerges Gerges, Fawaz A. 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107002364

1107002362

9780521174794

0521174791

OCLC:

728892117