Civil war in Lebanon, 1975-92
By: Edgar O'Ballance.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Lebanon -- History -- Civil War, 1975-1990.
Description: This is an account of the turbulent saga of the only Arab state that has a nominal Christian majority. Packed with rival religious sects, feudal chieftains, war lords, squabbling political leaders, and in-house and foreign militias, Lebanon has suffered not only periods of civil war and internal infighting, but also invasions by Palestinians, Syrians and Israelis. It has survived as a republican entity, although shattered, exhausted and bankrupt. The 16-year long civil war in which Christian militias fought to eject Palestinian armed forces began in 1975. Western intervention was repelled by suicide-bombing attacks, and Lebanese Christians and Muslims sub-divided to fight each other. This book tells the story of a civil war was notable for massacres, treachery, atrocities, kidnapping, assassination, changing alliances of convenience, and invasions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 224) and index.