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      British Military Intervention and the Struggle for Jordan
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      King Hussein, Nasser and the Middle East Crisis, 1955–1958

      British Military Intervention and the Struggle for Jordan

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      British Military Intervention and the Struggle for Jordan book

      King Hussein, Nasser and the Middle East Crisis, 1955–1958
      ByStephen Blackwell
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2008
      eBook Published 5 December 2008
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203887141
      Pages 268
      eBook ISBN 9780203887141
      Subjects Area Studies, Humanities
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      Blackwell, S. (2008). British Military Intervention and the Struggle for Jordan: King Hussein, Nasser and the Middle East Crisis, 1955–1958 (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203887141

      ABSTRACT

      Within two years of their abortive invasion of the Suez Canal zone in 1956, British troops once again intervened in a major Middle Eastern country. The Jordan intervention of July 1958 took place despite the steady decline of the British position in the country over the previous three years. This book examines why the government led by Harold Macmillan remained ready to use military force to prop up the regime of King Hussein even though the United States had emerged as the main Western power in the Middle East after 1956. Incorporating a variety of archival material, Blackwell provides new historical insights into the origins of the Anglo-American use of military power to protect their interests in the Middle East.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|9 pages

      Introduction

      Jordan, Suez and the Decline of British Influence in the Middle East

      chapter 2|21 pages

      Glubb's Jordan

      The Arab Legion, the Hashemites and the Nationalist Challenge, 1948–1956

      chapter 3|19 pages

      Amman Under the Shadow of Nasser

      Jordanian Nationalism and the Suez Crisis, April–November 1956

      chapter 4|20 pages

      The British Abandonment and the American Retrieval of Jordan, November 1956–April 1957

      chapter 5|19 pages

      The Kings Against the Colonels

      Jordan and the Anglo-American Plot to Overthrow the Syrian Government, 1957

      chapter 6|18 pages

      Combating Nasser

      Anglo-American Support for Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon, November 1957–June 1958

      chapter 7|19 pages

      The Baghdad Coup and the Macmillan Government's Decision to Intervene in Jordan, 14–17 July 1958

      chapter 8|18 pages

      A Tenuous Foothold

      British Paratroops Deploy in Amman, July–August 1958

      chapter 9|18 pages

      Managing the International Crisis

      Creating a UN ‘Mantle’ for Jordan, September–November 1958

      chapter 10|23 pages

      Belated Reappraisals

      Anglo-American Policy, Regional Nationalism and the Future of Jordan, November 1958–March 1959

      chapter 11|6 pages

      Conclusion

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