British Military Intervention and the Struggle for Jordan: King Hussein, Nasser and the Middle East Crisis, 1955-1958 - Couverture souple

Blackwell, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415540976 ISBN 13 : 9780415540971

Editeur : Routledge, 2012

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Within two years of their abortive invasion of the Suez Canal zone in 1956, British troops once again intervened in a major Middle Eastern country. The Jordan intervention of July 1958 took place despite the steady decline of the British position in the country over the previous three years. This book examines why the government led by Harold Macmillan remained ready to use military force to prop up the regime of King Hussein even though the United States had emerged as the main Western power in the Middle East after 1956. Incorporating a variety of archival material, Blackwell provides new historical insights into the origins of the Anglo-American use of military power to protect their interests in the Middle East.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Stephen Blackwell is a freelance journalist and consultant based in London and Abu Dhabi. He previously lectured at the University of Aberystwyth and University College London, headed the European Security Programme at the Royal United Services Institute, and edited Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessments.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0415540976
• ISBN 13: 9780415540971
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 268