The 1967 Arab-Israeli War

by William Roger Louis and Avi Shlaim

Book Overview

The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern Middle East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Arab armies of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan and seized large portions of territory including the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights. With the hindsight of four decades and access to recently declassified documents, two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together some of the most knowledgeable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521174791
• ISBN13: 9780521174794
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"