Kissinger and the Yom Kippur War / David R. Morse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morse, David R., 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Israel.

United States.

International relations.

Israel.

Israel--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1969-1974.

Israel-Arab War, 1973--Influence.

Israel-Arab War, 1973.

Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023.

Kissinger, Henry.

Kissinger, Henry, 1923-.

Diplomatic relations.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

vii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]

Summary:

The 1973 Yom Kippur War marked a turning point in the "special relationship" between the United States and Israel. While previous U.S. administrations had taken a relatively even hand in the Middle East, the action saw American support of Israel become virtually unconditional. A massive airlift of military hardware to Israel brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union closer to conflict. As the war-just two weeks in duration-played jut along the Suez Canal, U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew was forced to resign amidst bribery allegations. Watergate escalated, resulting in President Nixon's near-breakdown. Despite Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's efforts to supply arms to Israel, he was stymied by resistance in the Department of Defense, which some saw as overly provocative toward the Arabs. Ostensibly a U.S. foreign policy success, the war led directly to the 1974 oil crisis and a permanent rift in U.S.-Israeli relations. Drawing on Kissinger's telephone conversations and recently declassified documents, this book tells the story of how the secretary became the chief architect of America's Middle East policy, and how his Cold War strategy played a critical role in the decision to pursue active military involvement. Book jacket.

Contents:

Nixon, Kissinger and the "special relationship"

The prelude to war

The inadequacies of diplomacy and bureaucracy

The tide turns

Negotiating a ceasefire

The failure to avoid a superpower confrontation

Aftermath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-197) and index.

ISBN:

9780786498642

0786498641

OCLC:

900306765