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; Index
Summary
This book reveals the extent to which the UK clung on to great-power pretensions in the Middle East 1954-60 and used bluff to give the impression that it disposed of greater military resources than was the case
