The Baghdad Pact: Anglo-American Defence Policies in the Middle East, 1950-59

ISBN-13: 9780415654401 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 306 str.

Behcet Kemal Yesilbursa

Opis

This study explores the formation of the Baghdad Pact and Anglo-American defence policies in the Middle East, 1955-59. It is based on a variety of sources, primarily the British and American Archives.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Preface Introduction 1. Britain's Defence Projects in the Middle East (1950-53) 2. The Northern Tier Defence Project (1953-54) 3. The Attempts to Extend the Northern Tier Defence Project (1954-55) 4. The Formation of the Baghdad Pact (1954-55) 5. The Extension of the Baghdad Pact (1955-56) 6. The Development of the Baghdad Pact (1955-56) 7. The Decline of the Baghdad Pact (1956-58) 8. The Collapse of the Baghdad Pact (1958-59) Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

O autorze

Dr Behcet Kemal Yesilbursa is associate professor at Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey. He received his PhD from the University of Manchester.