Fraser T.G. The Arab-Israeli Conflict

Combat Studies Institute, 1996 - 104 p. (eng) Achieving a decisive victory in a short period with relatively few casualties stands as a desirable goal for modern armies in conventional war. The Six Day War of 5-10 June 1967 saw the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) achieve such a military triumph over the combined Arab armies of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. As a result of this remarkable achievement, Israel emerged as the superpower in the Middle East, s...

Westview Press, 2009. - 576 pages. 9th Edition The ninth edition of this widely acclaimed text by Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. and Lawrence Davidson has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings of Islam to the present day, the book is distinguished by its clear style, broad scope, and balanced treatment. It f...

Facts on File, 2007. - 288 pages. Ancient Egypt was one of the longest-lasting civilizations the world has ever known. While most readers will be familiar with at least parts of ancient Egyptian history, contemporary Egypt and its connections to the ancient civilization are not always well understood. "A Brief History of Egypt" explores Egypt's broad political, economic, social, and cultural developments, from the mighty civilization of the past...

Pluto Press, 2000. - 272 р. ISBN:0745316204 In Imperial Israel and the Palestinians, Nur Masalha provides a history of Israel's expansionist policies, focusing on the period from the June War of 1967 to the present day. He demonstrates that imperialist tendencies in Israel run the political gamut, from Left to Right.Masalha argues that the heart of the conflict between Zionist immigrants/settlers and the native Palestinians has always been about...

Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN: 0674047869. 2011. 352 pages. CONTENTS Preface Preamble: Reading and Writing Cairo Road Map Memphis: The First Cairo From Ancient Egypt to the Coptic Enclave Fustat-Misr: The City of Arab Islam Al-Qahira: A Fatimid Palatial Town Fortress Cairo: From Salah al-Din to the Pearl Tree The Bahri Mamluks: The City of the Slave Sultans Governing from the Tower: The Burji Mamluks A Provincial...

Oxford: Oxford university press, 2002. - 446 p. Книга о "шестидневной" арабо-израильской войне 1967 года. From Publishers Weekly This is the most complete history to date of the Six Day War of 1967, in which Israel entered and began its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. While no account can be definitive until Arab archives open, Oren, a Princeton-trained senior fellow at Jerusalem's Shalem Center who has served as director of Israel's...

Yale University Press, 2011 - 336 p. ISBN10: 030013441X ISBN13: 9780300134414 (eng) For more than 60 years, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have lived as Israeli citizens within the borders of the nation formed at the end of the 1948 conflict. Occupying a precarious middle ground between the Jewish citizens of Israel and the dispossessed Palestinians of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Palestinians have developed an exceedingl...

Cambridge University Press, 1999. - 639 pp. The Cambridge History of Egypt offers the first comprehensive English-language treatment of Egyptian history through thirteen centuries, from the Arab conquest to the present day. The two-volume survey considers the political, socio-economic and cultural history of the world's oldest state, summarizing the debates and providing insight into current controversies. As today's Egypt reclaims a leading rol...

Scarecrow Press, 2003 - 328 p. ISBN10: 0810847426 ISBN13: 9780810847422 (eng) Armed Conflict in Africa addresses two core questions: why has Africa been so sorely afflicted by violence in modern times and what can be done to bring about a more peaceful future? These questions are of obvious importance. Since the end of the Cold War, Africa has experienced more armed conflicts and endured more direct and indirect casualties of war than any other...

Oxford: Osprey, 2003. - 95 р. In July 1956 Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal and triggered a crisis. Despite extensive diplomacy, war soon resulted. Britain and France joined Israel in a coalition against Egypt; their goals included capturing Sinai and the Suez Canal and toppling the Egyptian government. Before striking, the three nations synchronized their attacks: Israel started the conflict and France and Britain joined two days later. Israel...