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Civil War in Lebanon, 1975-92
Edgar O'Ballance
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Description for Civil War in Lebanon, 1975-92
Hardback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
The sixteen-year long civil war in Lebanon was caused by dissatisfaction over the distribution of political power. The system favoured Christians who fought to eject Palestinian armed forces, which sought to use the country as a spring board for attacks into adjacent Israel. Western intervention was repelled by suicide-bombing attacks. Lebanese Christians and Muslims sub-divided to fight each other. Dominated by competing war lords, this civil war was notable for massacres, treachery, atrocities, kidnapping, assassination, changing alliances of convenience, and invasions.
The sixteen-year long civil war in Lebanon was caused by dissatisfaction over the distribution of political power. The system favoured Christians who fought to eject Palestinian armed forces, which sought to use the country as a spring board for attacks into adjacent Israel. Western intervention was repelled by suicide-bombing attacks. Lebanese Christians and Muslims sub-divided to fight each other. Dominated by competing war lords, this civil war was notable for massacres, treachery, atrocities, kidnapping, assassination, changing alliances of convenience, and invasions.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312215934
SKU
V9780312215934
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99-15
About Edgar O'Ballance
EDGAR O'BALLANCE served in the British and Indian armies during World War II, reaching the rank of Colonel. He worked as a journalist from 1948-62 for a US Wire Agency, and since then as a freelance journalist. He has covered over 20 wars and insurgencies and written extensively on international relations, defence and strategic problems. He is a member of ... Read more
Reviews for Civil War in Lebanon, 1975-92
'...a tightly written and organized survey of the conflict, supplemented by an excellent chronology...' - Hubert R. van Tuyll, Journal of Third World Studies