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Civil War in Lebanon, 1975-92

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  • © 1998

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  1. Edgar O’Ballance
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Prelude to Civil War

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 1-19

  3. The Battle of the Hotels: 1975

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    Pages 20-41

  4. Violent Polarisation: 1976

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    Pages 42-60

  5. Assassination and Invasion: 1977–78

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    Pages 61-78

  6. Christian Fratricide: 1978–80

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    Pages 79-97

  7. Violence and Invasion: 1980–82

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    Pages 98-116

  8. Mutual Enemies: 1982–83

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    Pages 117-135

  9. Withdrawal and Chaos: 1984–85

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    Pages 136-157

  10. The Syrians Return: 1985–87

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    Pages 158-178

  11. Two Lebanese Governments: 1987–89

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    Pages 179-197

  12. The Closing Battles: 1990–91

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    Pages 198-215

  13. National Survival

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    Pages 216-223

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 224-234
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The sixteen-year long civil war in Lebanon was caused by dissatisfaction over the distribution of political power. The system favoured Christians who fought to eject Palestinian armed forces, which sought to use the country as a spring board for attacks into adjacent Israel. Western intervention was repelled by suicide-bombing attacks. Lebanese Christians and Muslims sub-divided to fight each other. Dominated by competing war lords, this civil war was notable for massacres, treachery, atrocities, kidnapping, assassination, changing alliances of convenience, and invasions.

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'...a tightly written and organized survey of the conflict, supplemented by an excellent chronology...' - Hubert R. van Tuyll, Journal of Third World Studies

About the author

EDGAR O'BALLANCE served in the British and Indian armies during World War II, reaching the rank of Colonel. He worked as a journalist from 1948-62 for a US Wire Agency, and since then as a freelance journalist. He has covered over 20 wars and insurgencies and written extensively on international relations, defence and strategic problems. He is a member of the IISS, RUSI, and the former Chairman of the London-based Military Commentators Circle.

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