Bøker av Efraim Karsh

This book explores the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) phenomenon ¿ its impact and implications for Israel and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as well as the inextricable linkage between its anti-Israeli/anti-Zionist propaganda and antisemitism, unraveled from yet unknown perspectives.

An examination of the nature of Soviet policy towards Syria during the last two decades, which seeks to assess Moscow's objectives and the means of achieving those objectives. The study argues that the overriding concern of Soviet policy is preservation of regional stability.

This volume contends that the influence of the Great Powers has not been the primary force behind the Middle East's political development, nor the main cause of its famous volatility.

Rejecting the view of modern Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, the authors argue that the main impetus for the developments of the momentous long 19th century (1789-1923) came from local actors. They see a pattern of pragmatic cooperation and conflict between the Middle East and the West during the past two centuries.

This volume addresses the causes of the Iran-Iraq War, unpacking the objectives of the two sides and examining how far objectives were matched by strategy. It assesses the war's military lessons regarding such key areas as strategy, tactics and escalation and the use of non-conventional weapons.

An examination of the Palestine War of 1948 and its progression through two distinct stages: the guerrilla warfare between the Arab and Jewish communities of Mandatory Palestine, and the conventional inter-state war between the State of Israel and the invading Arab armies.

This text takes issue with the "new historians" exposing "Zionist narrative," arguing that they have ignored or misinterpreted much documentation in developing their analysis of Israel's history.