Syrian Intervention in Lebanon

by Naomi Joy Weinberger

Conflict and intervention in the Middle East are not uncommon occurrences. Yet when civil strife erupted in Lebanon in 1975, the events that followed were unusual indeed. Unlike most patterns of intervention, Syria displayed remarkable tactical flexibility by first intervening on behalf of the rebels, its traditional allies, then shifting its allegiance mid-war to the Lebanese incumbents. Also, whereas most intervention scenarios end with a process...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195040104
• ISBN13: 9780195040104
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.6"