ABSTRACT
From the end of the Second World War and throughout the era that came to be known as the Cold War, the Middle East was a battleground for Great Power rivalries and constant wars. These were fought between Israelis and Arabs, Arabs and Iranians, Arabs and Arabs and also between regional players and outside powers; the region was also the scene of several intense civil wars and insurgencies. The essays gathered in this volume focus on some of the most important facets of these Middle Eastern conflicts. Following a general introduction, the essays are then organised under three major sections. The first focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict; the second on the Gulf Wars, and the third section concentrates on insurgencies. Together, these essays, all of which were written by leading experts, will provide the reader with a good introduction to warfare in the modern Middle East and show how conflict has shaped the region.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|222 pages
Arab–Israeli Conflict
part |22 pages
The 1948 War
part |85 pages
The June 1967 Six Day War
part |33 pages
The 1969–1970 War of Attrition
part |28 pages
The October 1973 Yom Kippur War
part |50 pages
The 1982 Lebanon War
part 2|186 pages
Gulf Wars
part |56 pages
The Iran—Iraq War 1980–1988
part |68 pages
The Gulf War, 1990–1991
part |60 pages
The 2003 War in Iraq
part 3|88 pages
Insurgencies
part |41 pages
Yemen
part |28 pages
Intifadas in the Occupied Territories
part |16 pages
Hezbollah in Lebanon