The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern Middle
East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Egyptian, Syrian and
Jordanian armies, seizing large portions of their territories. Two
veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together some of the most
knowledgeable experts in their fields to reassess the origins and the
legacies of the war. 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 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 leadership and
the rivalry between various Arab players who were deeply suspicious of
each other's motives. Israel, on the other side, gained a resounding
victory for which, despite previous assessments to the contrary, there
was no master plan.
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ISBN
9781139209564
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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