Beyond the Arab Cold War : the international history of the Yemen civil war, 1962-68 /
Asher Orkaby
- Cambridge : Oxford University Press, cop. 2017
- (294 p.)
Bibliogr. p. 215-286
Beyond paradigms : an introduction to the Yemen civil war -- International intrigue and the origins of September 1962 -- Recognizing the new republic -- Local hostilities and international diplomacy -- The UN Yemen observer mission (UNYOM) -- Nasser's cage -- Chemical warfare in Yemen -- The Anglo-Egyptian rivalry in Yemen -- Yemen, Israel, and the road to 1967 -- The impact of individuals -- The siege of Sana'a and the end of the Yemen civil war -- Epilogue : echoes of a civil war
Beyond the Arab Cold War brings the Yemen Civil War, 1962-68, to the forefront of modern Middle East History. During the 1960s, in the wake of a coup against Imam Muhammad al-Badr and the formation of the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), Yemen was transformed into an arena of global conflict. Believing al-Badr to be dead, Egypt, the Soviet Union, and most countries recognized the YAR. But when al-Badr unexpectedly turned up alive, Saudi Arabia and Britain offered support to the deposed Imam, drawing Yemen into an internationally-sponsored civil war....