The Gulf War of 1991 Reconsidered
The Gulf War of 1991 Reconsidered subjects one of the formative events of the post-Cold War era and a watershed in Middle Eastern international politics to a comprehensive reassessment. Condidering events from Arab, Israeli and American view points, the book examines the Gulf War's historical o...
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| Médium: | E-kniha Kniha |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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London
Routledge
2003
Taylor and Francis Frank Cass Taylor & Francis Group |
| Vydání: | 1 |
| Edice: | BESA studies in international security |
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| ISBN: | 9780714683058, 0714653721, 0714683051, 9780714653723 |
| ISSN: | 1368-9541 |
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- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Part I: Prelude to Desert Storm -- 1. Arms Transfers to Iran and Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88 and the Origins of the Gulf War -- The Empowerment of Iraq -- The Impoverishment of Iraq -- Iraq's Quarrel with Kuwait -- America's Embrace of Saddam Hussein -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part II: The Arab World -- 2. The Gulf War as Arab Civil War -- Inter-Arab Politics During the Gulf Crisis: An Arab Civil War -- The Strengthening of the Arab State -- The Continuing Relevance of Transnational Identity in the Arab World -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Sources for Tables -- Table 1 -- Table 2 -- Table 3 -- Notes -- 3. The Arab World: Ten Years after the Gulf War -- Selected Biblography -- Part III: Israel -- 4. Israel and the Gulf War -- Introducation -- The Prewar Period -- The Initial Reaction -- Israeli Policies -- The Jordanian Angle -- US-Israeli Relations -- Israel's Behavior During the Gulf War -- Maintaining the Military Option -- The USA and Israel -- Strategic Implications for Israel -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5. The (Non-) Legacy of the 1991 Gulf War: An Israeli Perspective -- Identification Of Principal Security Threats -- Force Postires -- Force Structures -- Military-Societal Relations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part IV: The United States -- 6. A Squandered Opportunity? The Decision to End the Gulf War -- Introducaion -- War and War Termination -- Terminating the Gulf War -- Deciding When to Say When -- Friction Triumphant -- The View from Baghdad -- Reaching a Settlement -- Strategic Options -- Continue the Ground War -- Feint toward Baghdad -- Occupy Iraqi Oilfields -- Force Saddam to Assume Burden of Defeat -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7. 'Splendid Little War': America's Persian Gulf Adventure Ten Years On -- I -- II -- III
- Notes -- Part V: A Retrospective -- 8. The Middle East and the Gulf War: A Decade Later -- Notes -- Index