03006oam 2200601I 450 991078396010332120200520144314.01-135-76707-61-135-76708-41-280-06380-70-203-33921-510.4324/9780203339213 (CKB)1000000000254031(EBL)199707(OCoLC)85895316(SSID)ssj0000310494(PQKBManifestationID)11254162(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000310494(PQKBWorkID)10289607(PQKB)11112402(Au-PeEL)EBL199707(CaPaEBR)ebr10094707(CaONFJC)MIL6380(OCoLC)958104084(MiAaPQ)EBC199707(PPN)198452616(EXLCZ)99100000000025403120180331d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStrategy and politics in the Middle East, 1954-1960 defending the northern tier /Michael J. CohenLondon ;New York :Frank Cass,2005.1 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7146-5630-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-268) and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Allied global strategy; British assets in the Middle East; The British strategic concept for the Middle East; The Arab-Israeli problem; The Northern Tier takes shape; The formation of the Baghdad Pact; Anglo-American-Turkish staff planning, 1955 to 1956; Baghdad Pact planning, 1955 to 1956; Allied intervention in a Middle East war, 1955 to 1956; The consequences of Suez; Allied strategy in the Middle East after Suez; From the Baghdad Pact to CENTO; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe period covered by this book witnessed a significant change in Allied strategy for the Middle East. Its focus switched from Egypt to the states of the so-called northern tier of the Middle East: Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan. This book reveals the extent to which the UK clung on to great-power pretensions and used bluff, even deception, in order to give the impression that it disposed of greater military resources than was in fact the case. It describes not only Anglo-American tensions in the Middle East, but also the Americans' reluctance to take over Britain's former hegemony in the regMiddle EastHistory1945-1979Middle EastPolitics and government1945-1979320.956/09/045320.9560904515.75bclCohen Michael Joseph1940,1482654FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910783960103321Strategy and politics in the Middle East, 1954-19603700449UNINA