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The Six-Day War
- The Breaking of the Middle East
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
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Publisher's Summary
One fateful week in June 1967 redrew the map of the Middle East. Many scholars have documented how the Six-Day War unfolded, but little has been done to explain why the conflict happened at all. As we approach its 50th anniversary, Guy Laron refutes the widely accepted belief that the war was merely the result of regional friction, revealing the crucial roles played by American and Soviet policies in the face of an encroaching global economic crisis and restoring Syria's often overlooked centrality to events leading up to the hostilities.
The Six-Day War effectively sowed the seeds for the downfall of Arab nationalism, the growth of Islamic extremism, and the animosity between Jews and Palestinians. In this important new work, Laron's fresh interdisciplinary perspective and extensive archival research offer a significant reassessment of a conflict - and the trigger-happy generals behind it - that continues to shape the modern world.
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- Mark Woods
- 2022-05-05
Buckets of Details
Imagine you ask me to describe my road trip from New York to Los Angeles. I proceed to tell you all about how I washed the car, changed the oil, got a tune up, checked the tire pressure and filled the tank with gas. I also told you how much each of those items cost, which mechanic did the work, what he wore, how many people were in the shop at the time and what brand of oil I used. Then I describe for you in intricate detail how I packed the suitcases into the trunk, what shirt I wore to drive, and which maps I used to plan my trip. Then, to describe the trip, I said "The trip to LA took four days." That's it. You would say I didn't tell you anything about the trip and you would be right.
That is exactly what it's like reading/listening to this book. It is a long, interminable, pedantic description of leaders, diplomats with difficult-to-pronounce Arabic names , economic theory, and descriptions of discussions between them that have no bearing whatsoever on what the book is supposed to be about - namely, the Six-Day War. Out of the 15 hours and 30 minutes it takes to listen, it isn't until the 14 hour mark that a single shot is fired. To mix my metaphors, some people take delight in studying the molecular structure of a steak. Others would rather actually eat the steak and enjoy its taste. If you are the first kind of individual, this book is for you. If you would prefer to have information about what happened during the Six-Day War, you will have to find another book to read. If you have any suggestions to that end, I would like to hear them.
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