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Book SynopsisWhy did the Soviet Union spark war in 1967 between Israel and the Arab states by falsely informing Syria and Egypt that Israel was massing troops on the Syrian border? Based on archival sources, this work argues that Moscow had absolutely no intention of starting a war.
Trade Review"This volume is the most authoritative study yet to appear on the Soviet Union's attitude toward and involvement with the 1967 Six Day War. Based on Soviet and East European documents, the volume comprises a set of analyses by... highly knowledgeable and astute researchers working under the exacting and skillful editorship of experts Yaacov Ro'i and Boris Morozov. ... it contains solid scholarship that honestly and critically weighs all the available and documented evidence. It should become the classic work on the Soviet Union and the 1967 war."—Galia Golan,
Journal of Cold War Studies"Good old-fashioned diplomatic history. This book's value lies in its thorough regard for facts and its refusal to engage in a lot of idle speculation about motives that cannot be supported by evidence."—William Quandt, University of Virginia
