The Syrian Intervention in Lebanon 1975-76: A Failure of Strategy

Abstract

Contrary to conventional wisdom, the Syrian intervention in the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1976 extended the conflict and caused then President Hafiz al-Assad to fail in achieving his long-term strategic objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA407798

Entities

People

  • Theodore J. Stout

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Civil War
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Intervention
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Marine Corps
  • Middle East
  • Military Operations
  • Minority Groups
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies