Anglo-American Defense Projects in the Postwar Middle East - Cold War Or Imperialism?

This book examines the origins of defense alliances in the Middle East from 1945 to 1955. In particular, the author analyzes the Baghdad Pact and its effectiveness for regional members.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Middle East Command (MEC)
Chapter 2: Middle East Defence Organisation (MEDO)
Chapter 3: Dulles's Northern Tier Defence Concept
Chapter 4: Turco-Pakistani Agreement
Chapter 5: Attempts to Recruit Iraq to the Turco-Pakistani Agreement
Chapter 6: Nuri Said's and Menderes's Search to Form a Defence Pact
Chapter 7: Formation of the Baghdad Pact
Chapter 8: Decline of the Baghdad Pact
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2

About the author

Behçet Kemal Ye¿ilbursa is professor in the Department of History at Bursa Uludä University.

Product details

• Authors: Behçet Kemal Ye&351;ilbursa, Behçet Kemal Ye¿ilbursa, Behcet Kemal Yesilbursa, Behçet Kemal Yesilbursa
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9781666926453
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-645-3
• No. of pages: 294
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Middle East, Defence strategy, planning & research, c 1950 to c 1959, Middle Eastern history, Military and defence strategy, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), C 1945 To C 1960, Middle East;Britain;Cold War;Defence Projects;United States