Britain and the Conflict in the Middle East, 1964-1967 - The Coming of the Six-Day War

In this comprehensive study, Gat looks at British policy in the period leading up to the Six-Day War. Although Britain holds center stage in this account, the study discusses in some detail American policy and its effect on the Arab-Israeli conflict. It also focuses on the Middle East water dispute, its impact on future events, and eventually the outbreak of war in 1967. This is a fascinating look at the process by which the Middle East became yet another Cold War playground.

To date, most scholars on the Arab-Israeli conflict have focused on the events of the Six-Day War, rather than on the tumultuous years prior to the war. Gat is the first to examine this turbulent yet decisive chapter in the history of the Middle East within the context of the Cold War, while making extensive use of British, American, and Israeli archives.

List of contents

Introduction
Britain and the Middle East: Between Stability and Tension
Britain in the Middle: The Arab-Israeli Water Dispute Escalates
The Winds of War: The Threat of a Conflagration between Israel and Its Arab Neighbors
A Brief Respite and Rapid Escalation
Britain and the Road to War
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index

About the author

MOSHE GAT is Head of the Political Studies Department and Professor of Modern History in the General History Department at Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

Product details

• Authors: Moshe Gat, Gat Moshe
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2003
• EAN: 9780275975142
• ISBN: 978-0-275-97514-2
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, International Relations, Middle East, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, Middle Eastern history, c 1960 to c 1969, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, C 1945 To C 1960, Politics, Law, and Government: International Relations