Israel''s Border Wars, 1949-1956 - Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, Countdown to Suez War

Zusatztext Morris analyses effectively the interplay between different Israeli decision-making authorities, military and civilian, local and central ... this book confirms and lends depth to the authoritative picture of the Arab exodus in Morris's previous work ... Morris's works provide the fullest, best documented, and most fair-minded examination of the subject yet published. They are likely to remain the standard works on the topic for the foreseeable future. Klappentext This revised and updated paperback edition of a highly successful study looks at the development of Israel-Arab relations during the formative years 1949 to 1956! focusing on Arab infiltration into Israel and Israeli retaliation. Palestinian refugee raiding and cross-border attacks by Egyptian-controlled irregulars and commandos were a core phenomenon during this period and one of the chief causes of Israel's invasion of Egypt in 1956. This pioneering study! which has been expanded on the basis of much new! and recently declassified material from the IDF! deepens our understanding of the current situation in the Middle East! and of the prospects for a lasting peace there. Zusammenfassung Looks at the development of Israeli-Arab relations during the formative years 1949 to 1956, focusing on Arab infiltration into Israel and Israeli retaliation. The study aims to deepen understanding of the current situation in the Middle East and of the prospects for a lasting peace there. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.: Israel, the Arab States, and the Palestinians after the 1948 War 2.: Infiltration 3.: Arab Attitudes and Policies Towards Infiltration, 1949-55 4.: The Costs of Infiltration 5.: The Israeli Defensive Responses to Infiltration 6.: The Beginning of the Retaliatory Policy 7.: Raiding and Counter-Raiding, 1951-1953 8.: Qibya 9.: Israel, the Arab States, and the Great Powers, 1952-1956 10.: Sharett's Year, 1954 11.: The Gaza Raid and After 12.: Countdown to a War Afterword: The Sinai/Suez War and the End of the Gaza Fedayeen Conclusion Biographical Notes ...

Product details

• Authors: Morris, Benny Morris
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1997
• EAN: 9780198292623
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829262-3
• No. of pages: 486
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, International Relations, Middle East, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, Middle Eastern history, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, C 1945 To C 1960