Jordan was the most deeply affected of all the Arab nations by Israel's victory in the 1967 war, in which huge tracts of Arab land, including the West Bank, Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights, came under Israel's control. Yet this is the first study to consider the war from the Jordanian perspective. It analyses the reasons for Jordan's unreserved and, to many, unexpected participation and provides a detailed description of the dramatic three days of war, including an analysis of the effects of Egyptian control of the Jordanian-Israeli border. Samir Mutawi's use of interviews with surviving Jordanian participants - politicians, military commanders, intelligence personnel and, most importantly, King Hussein - as well as Jordanian army records and books and memoirs in Arabic provides a new perspective on the war and on Jordan's position in the immediate post-war period.
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Samir Mutawi's use of interviews with surviving Jordanian participants - politicians, military commanders, intelligence personnel and, most importantly, King Hussein - as well as Jordanian army records and books and memoirs in Arabic provides a new perspective on the war and on Jordan's position in the immediate post-war period.
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In contrast with many Western nations where the political party plays a primary role in determining a nation's policies, in many Middle Eastern countries the personality of the leader is of over-riding importance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regional defence system, diversionary works, fedayeen action, first summit conference, one infantry brigade, armoured brigade, confrontation states, foreign policy activity, defence treaty, one armoured, mechanized brigade, defence pact, armistice line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
King Hussein, Prime Minister, Jordan Valley, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, East Bank, Abu Odeh, Mount Scopus, Zaid Rifai, Wasfi Tal, River Jordan, Security Council, Arab League, King Abdullah, Operation Tariq, Chief of Staff, Arab Jerusalem, Royal Hashemite Diwan, Saad Juma'a, Unified Arab Command, Government House, Sharif Hussein, Imam Ali, Jewish Jerusalem, Straits of Tiran New!
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regional defence system, diversionary works, fedayeen action, first summit conference, one infantry brigade, armoured brigade, confrontation states, foreign policy activity, defence treaty, one armoured, mechanized brigade, defence pact, armistice line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
King Hussein, Prime Minister, Jordan Valley, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, East Bank, Abu Odeh, Mount Scopus, Zaid Rifai, Wasfi Tal, River Jordan, Security Council, Arab League, King Abdullah, Operation Tariq, Chief of Staff, Arab Jerusalem, Royal Hashemite Diwan, Saad Juma'a, Unified Arab Command, Government House, Sharif Hussein, Imam Ali, Jewish Jerusalem, Straits of Tiran New!
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