Strategy and politics in the Middle East 1954-1960 : defending the northern tier /

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This book reveals the extent to which the UK clung on to great-power pretensions in the Middle East 1954-60 and used bluff to give the impression that it disposed of greater military resources than was the case.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cohen, Michael Joseph, 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge, 2005.
Subjects:
Central Treaty Organization.
Central Treaty Organization
Bagdad pact, 1955.
Bagdad pact, 1955
1945-1979
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Politics and government
Middle East > Politics and government > 1945-1979.
Moyen-Orient > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1979.
Middle East
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Allied global strategy; British assets in the Middle East; The British strategic concept for the Middle East; The Arab-Israeli problem; The Northern Tier takes shape; The formation of the Baghdad Pact; Anglo-American-Turkish staff planning, 1955 to 1956; Baghdad Pact planning, 1955 to 1956; Allied intervention in a Middle East war, 1955 to 1956; The consequences of Suez; Allied strategy in the Middle East after Suez; From the Baghdad Pact to CENTO; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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