Syrian intervention in Lebanon : the 1975-76 civil war /
Conflict and intervention in the Middle East are not uncommon occurrences. Yet when civil strife erupted in Lebanon in 1975, the events that followed were unusual indeed. Unlike most patterns of intervention, Syria displayed remarkable tactical flexibility by first intervening on behalf of the rebel...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1986.
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Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Conflict and intervention in the Middle East are not uncommon occurrences. Yet when civil strife erupted in Lebanon in 1975, the events that followed were unusual indeed. Unlike most patterns of intervention, Syria displayed remarkable tactical flexibility by first intervening on behalf of the rebels, its traditional allies, then shifting its allegiance mid-war to the Lebanese incumbents. Also, whereas most intervention scenarios end with a process of decommitment, Syria eventually occupied parts of Lebanon to become an enduring military entity there. Delving into primary Syrian and Lebanese s. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 367 pages) : maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1423738438 9781423738435 1601296010 9781601296016 9780195040104 0195040104 9786610439454 6610439451 |