1st Edition
The Baghdad Pact Anglo-American Defence Policies in the Middle East, 1950-59
By Behcet Kemal Yesilbursa
Copyright 2004
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the formation of the Baghdad Pact and Anglo-American defence policies in the Middle East, 1950-1959. It determines the aims with which the pact was established; the failings of the pact, and the struggle that was undertaken against it by hostile countries. It examines the events surrounding the formation, development and collapse of the pact, and Anglo-American attempts to... Read more
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Preface Introduction 1. Britain's Defence Projects in the Middle East (1950-53) 2. The Northern Tier Defence Project (1953-54) 3. The Attempts to Extend the Northern Tier Defence Project (1954-55) 4. The Formation of the Baghdad Pact (1954-55) 5. The Extension of the Baghdad Pact (1955-56) 6. The Development of the Baghdad Pact (1955-56) 7. The Decline of the Baghdad Pact (1956-58) 8. The Collapse of the Baghdad Pact (1958-59) Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index
Biography
Dr Behcet Kemal Yesilbursa is associate professor at Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey. He received his PhD from the University of Manchester.
