TY - BOOK AU - Cohen,Michael Joseph TI - Strategy and politics in the Middle East 1954-1960: defending the Northern Tier SN - 0714656305 AV - DS63.1 C66 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Central Treaty Organization KW - Politics and government KW - fast KW - Middle East KW - 1945-1979 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-268) and index; 1. Allied global strategy -- 2. British assets in the Middle East -- 3. The British strategy concept for the Middle East -- 4. The Arab-Israeli problem -- 5. The northern tier takes shape -- 6. The formation of the Baghdad Pact -- 7. Anglo-American-Turkish staff planning, 1955 to 1956 -- 8. Baghdad Pact planning, 1955 to 1956 -- 9. Allied intervention in a Middle East war, 1955 to 1956 -- 10. The consequences of Suez -- 11. Allied strategy in the Middle East after Suez -- 12. From the Baghdad Pact to CENTO UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0652/2004046810-d.html ER -