Table of Contents
Maps page IX
Acknowledgements XIII
Chapter 1 The Seeds of Conflict: 1860-1923 1
Chapter 2 Zionists and Maronites: An inadmissible affair: 1923-1948 22
Chapter 3 The Reckoning Delayed: Lebanon escapes the consequences of the catastrophe: 1948-1967 45
Chapter 4 Lebanon and the Palestinians: The road to civil war: 1967-1975 75
Chapter 5 Civil War in Lebanon: Proxy war for everyone else: 1975-1976 99
Chapter 6 Imperial Hubris: Israel wages 'chosen war' in Lebanon: 1977-1982 116
Chapter 7 The Massacre of Sabra and Shatila: Israel's imperial nemesis: 1982-1985 148
Chapter 8 Khomeini, Islamists and the Shiite Uprising 1979-1985 174
Chapter 9 The Civil War Closes: Hizbullah rises: 1985-1992 206
Chapter 10 Triumph of the Warrior-Priest: Hassan Nasrallah humbles Zion: 1992-2000 243
Chapter 11 Redrawing the Map of the Middle East: 2001-2006 279
Chapter 12 Getting Syria Out of Lebanon: 2004-2006 297
Chapter 13 The Sixth War: 2006 328
Chapter 14 Who Won?: 2006-2008 375
Chapter 15 Gaza: 2009 398
Epilogue Obaman Peace - Or Seventh War? 419
Notes 428
Index 461
