Description: Lebanese Civil WarVolume 2 - Quiet Before the Storm, 1978-1981by Tom Cooper and Efim Sandler Series: Middle East@WarImprint: Helion and Company 82 Pages, 8.25 x 11.7 in, 83 b/w photos, 12pp color plates, 34 color profiles, 4 maps, 2 tables Paperback9781914377150December 2021 Once known as the ‘Switzerland of the Middle East’, an island of economic stability and social progress, Lebanon was shattered by a civil war that raged from 1975 until 1990. While Volume 1 of this mini-series concentrated on the conflict pitting the central government against different factions and alliances of Christians, Sunni and Shi’a Moslems, leftists, and the Israeli and Syrian armed forces from its beginning in 1975 until the Israeli Operation Stone of Wisdom (or Operation Litani) in 1978, Volume 2 continues with the period from 1978 until 1981. With its armed forces of a size comparable to that of the strength of the active components of the contemporary US Army and led by politicians pursuing aggressive intentions towards its northern neighbor, Israel gradually established itself in control over much of southern Lebanon and all of Lebanese airspace. In turn, Syria found itself facing not only a growing insurgency and unrest at home, but also strong opposition inside Lebanon. Moreover, a seemingly endless series of air battles with the Israeli air force exposed a growing technological gap with its primary opponent, forcing it to deploy ever larger contingents of its air defenses into Lebanon. After almost culminating in a major war in 1981, the situation was defused through international pressure: nominally at least, a relatively quiet period was to follow before the next storm. Focusing on military-related developments, and containing much exclusive detail and specially commissioned illustrations, Volume 2 of Lebanese Civil War dissects the military forces of Israel, Syria and the many Lebanese militias, their equipment, intentions and capabilities, and provides a detailed, blow-by-blow account of combat operations into 1981.
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Book Title: Lebanese Civil War : Volume 2-1978-1981
Book Series: Middle East@War
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Item Length: 11.8in.
Publisher: Helion & Company, The Limited
Original Language: English
Publication Year: 2021
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Author: Tom Cooper, Efim Sandler
Features: Illustrated
Genre: History, Military
Topic: Foreign Militaries, Gulf War, Iraq War, Military History, War, Warfare, Asia / General, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Wars & Conflicts (OTHER), Middle East / General
Item Width: 8.2in.
Number of Pages: 80 Pages
