Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Orientalism and Analysis: Ideas of the 'Arab' -- 2 Formation of the United Arab Republic -- 3 Revolution in Iraq -- 4 Syrian Secession -- 5 Civil War in Yemen -- 6 Six-Day War -- 7 War of Attrition -- 8 Early Years of Sadat's Presidency -- 9 Yom Kippur War -- 10 Aftermath of Victory -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
The untold story of Western intelligence in the Middle East. Have Western experts fundamentally failed to understand the dynamics, leaders and culture of the Middle East? Using the most recently declassified documents, interviews and Arabic sources, the book examines seminal case studies culminating in Sadat's dramatic assassination and explores how the most knowledgeable and powerful intelligence agencies in the world have been so notoriously caught off guard in this region. This book addresses a critical question embedded within a heated debate about American intelligence after 9/11: have Western experts failed in some fundamental way to understand the dynamics, leaders and culture of the Middle East? Using the most recently declassified documents, interviews and Arabic sources, the book examines seminal case studies culminating in Sadat's dramatic assassination and explores how the most knowledgeable and powerful intelligence agencies in the world have been so notoriously caught off guard in this region
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-347) and index
