The origins of the American-Israeli alliance : a new perspective -- The road to the July 1958 Jordanian crisis -- The July 1958 Jordanian crisis and its ramifications -- The April 1963 Jordanian crisis and its ramifications -- The alliance in full bloom : the September 1970 Jordanian crisis as a watershed.
Summary
Annotation This book demonstrates that the origins of the US-Israeli alliance lay in the former's concern over Egyptian influence in Jordan, contrasting with the widely-held view of the significance of the Six Day War. The American-Israeli Alliance will be of great interest to students of Middle East studies, history, and politics.
