Umfang:
XI, 129 S.
,
Ill.
,
24 cm
ISBN:
1845191781
,
9781845191788
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119 - 122) and index
,
Introduction: the American-Israeli relationship in historical perspective -- Part I: How the arms relationship emerged -- The Israeli quest for arms: Western Europe and the United States -- Armored breakthrough: the 1965 sale of M-48 Patton tanks to Israel -- One step forward and one step backward: the 1966 sale of A-4 Skyhawk aircraft to Israel and the post-1967 Six-Day War arms embargo -- Air support: the 1968 sale of F-4 Phantom aircraft to Israel -- National interests or domestic politics?: the rationale behind American arms sales to Israel in the 1960s -- Part II. How the arms relationship has operated -- The 1967 Six-Day War: a delayed "green light" for preemption -- The 1969-1970 War of Attrition: restricting Israel's military options -- The 1973 Yom Kippur War: limiting Israel's military victory -- Peacetime arms transfers: the Nixon, Carter, and Reagan administrations -- Conclusion: the costs of an alliance and the benefits of a patron-client relationship
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Politologie
Schlagwort(e):
USA
;
Rüstungsexport
;
Israel
;
Militärpolitik
;
Geschichte
;
Israel
;
Krieg
;
Geschichte
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