Secret War in the Middle East : the covert struggle for Syria, 1949-1961 /

Rathmell, Andrew.

Secret War in the Middle East : the covert struggle for Syria, 1949-1961 / Andrew Rathmell. - New York : I.B. Tauris, 2014. - xv, 246 p. ; 22 cm.

Originally published: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237) and index.

Syria in its environment -- Coups and covert action, 1949 -- The Shishakli era, 1949-54 -- Syria between Nasser and the West, 1954-56 -- Battling the Eisenhower Doctrine, 1957-58 -- The United Arab Republic, 1958-61 -- Conclusion. Rewriting Syrian history ; Past, present and future.

9781780764955 (pbk.)

2013388232

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016210892 Uk


Syria--Politics and government--1946-1971.
Syria--Foreign relations.

DS98.2 / .R231 2014

956.91042


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