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Stalemate The War Of Attrition And Great Power Diplomacy In The Middle East, 19671970
By David A. Korn
Copyright 1992
326 Pages
by
Routledge
326 Pages
by
Routledge
326 Pages
by
Routledge
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For three years following Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War, Egypt, with a massive infusion of weaponry from the Soviet Union, continued to do battle with Israel in what became known as the War of Attrition. The history of these years holds the key to understanding the Arab-Israeli conflict today. In this book, David A. Korn offers a detailed insider’s account of the first—and, until recently,... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- By Other Means -- The United Nations at Center Stage -- Between Cairo and Washington and Cairo and Moscow -- General Rabin Goes to Washington -- Nasser Goes to War Again -- To Hold the Canal Line -- Political Wars -- The Powers -- Escalation -- Soviet Intervention -- Behind the Lines -- An Electronic Summer -- To Stop Shooting and to Start Talking -- Cease-fire and Breakdown -- Epilogue -- United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 -- Resolutions of the Arab Summit in Khartoum -- Letter from U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers to Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad -- Letter from Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin to Secretary of State William P. Rogers -- Cease-fire Agreement -- Note on Sources
Biography
David A. Korn was deputy chief and then chief of the political section at the American embassy in Israel from 1967 to 1971. He later served as the State Department’s office director for Israel and Arab-Israeli Affairs and as U.S. envoy to two African countries. He is the author of books on Ethiopia and Iraq.
