Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East - Softcover

Oren, Michael B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141014350 ISBN 13: 9780141014357

Publisher: Penguin, 2003

Synopsis

In Israel and the West it is called the Six-Day War, in the Arab world it is known as the June War, or simply as "The Setback". Never has a conflict so short, unforeseen and largely unwanted by both sides, so transformed the world. Six Days of War is the most comprehensive history ever published of this dramatic and pivotal event, the first to explore it both as a military struggle and as a critical episode in the global Cold War. Oren spotlights all the participants - Arab, Israel, Soviet and American - telling the story of how the war broke out and the shocking ways it unfolded.

About this title

Synopsis:

In Israel and the West it is called the "six-day war", in the Arab world it is known as the "June war", or simply as "the setback". Perhaps never has a conflict so short, unforeseen and largely unwanted by both sides, so transformed the world. This is a history of this dramatic and pivotal event, exploring the conflict both as a military struggle and as a critical episode in the global Cold War. The author spotlights all the participants - Arab, Israel, Soviet and American - telling the story of how the war broke out and the shocking ways it unfolded.

About the Author:

Michael Oren is an internationally recognized expert on the diplomatic and military history of the Middle East. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Shalem Centre, Jerusalem.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0141014350
• ISBN 13: 9780141014357
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464