Six Days of War June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East

Name: Six Days of War June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
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ISBN: 9780195151749

ISBN-10: 0195151747

ISBN-13: 9780195151749

Edition: 2002

Authors: Michael B. Oren

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In 1967 the future of the state of Israel was far from certain. But with its swift and stunning military victory against an Arab coalition led by Egypt in the Six Day War, Israel not only preserved its existence but redrew the map of the region, with fateful consequences. The Camp David Accords, the assassinations of Anwar Sadat and Yitzhak Rabin, the intifada, and the current troubled peace negotiations--all of these trace their origins to the Six Day War.Michael Oren's Six Days of War is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic and important episodes in the history of the Middle East. With exhaustive research in primary sources--including Soviet, Jordanian, and Syrian files not…

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List price: $54.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/6/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.13" long x 1.46" tall
Weight: 2.112
Language: English

Michael B. Oren, Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center, has written numerous works on the Middle East, including the New York Times bestsellers Six Days of War and Power, Faith, and Fantasy. He has taught at Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown universities, and currently serves as Israel's ambassador to the United States.



List of Maps


Acknowledgments


A Note on Sources and Spellings


Foreword


The Context: Arabs, Israelis, and the Great Powers, 1948 to 1966


The Catalysts: Samu' to Sinai


The Crisis: Two Weeks in May


Countdown: May 31 to June 4


The War: Day One, June 5


Day Two, June 6


Day Three, June 7


Day Four, June 8


Day Five, June 9


Day Six, June 10


Aftershocks: Tallies, Postmortems, and the Old/New Middle East


Afterword


A Conversation with Michael B. Oren


Notes


Bibliography and Sources


Index