The Soviet Union and the June 1967 Six Day War (Hardcover, New)

Why did the Soviet Union spark war in 1967 between Israel and the Arab states by falsely informing Syria and Egypt that Israel was massing troops on the Syrian border? Based on newly available archival sources, "The Soviet Union and the June 1967 Six Day War" answers this controversial question more fully than ever before. Directly opposing the thesis of the recently published "Foxbats over Dimona" by Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez, the contributors to this volume argue that Moscow had absolutely no intention of starting a war. The Soviet Union's reason for involvement in the region had more to do with enhancing its own status as a Cold War power than any desire for particular outcomes for Syria and Egypt.
In addition to assessing Soviet involvement in the June 1967 Arab-Israeli Six Day War, this book covers the USSR's relations with Syria and Egypt, Soviet aims, U.S. and Israeli perceptions of Soviet involvement, Soviet intervention in the Egyptian-Israeli War of Attrition (1969-70), and the impact of the conflicts on Soviet-Jewish attitudes. This book as a whole demonstrates how the Soviet Union's actions gave little consideration to the long- or mid-term consequences of their policy, and how firing the first shot compelled them to react to events.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Cold War International History Project
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	2008
Editors:	Yaacov Ro'I • Boris Morozov
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages:	392
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-5880-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	0-8047-5880-8
Barcode:	9780804758802

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