Efraim Karsh

(1953) Historian

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Efraim Karsh is a historian.

Quick Facts About Efraim Karsh

Born: September 6, 1953
Profession: Historian

About Efraim Karsh

[Wikidata] Israeli-British historian (born 1953)... | [Wikipedia] Efraim Karsh is an Israeli and British historian who is the founding director and emeritus professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London. Since 2013, he has served as professor of political studies at Bar-Ilan University. He is also a principal research fellow and forme

Quotes by Efraim Karsh

“Khomeini espoused a militant religious doctrine rejecting not only the Middle Eastern political order, but also the contemporary international system since both…

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Islam

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“Nor was Iraq’s combat experience in the October War any more impressive: the armoured division that arrived at the Golan front ten…

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War

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“Yet, despite their overwhelming superiority in firepower and their resort to chemical weapons, the Iraqi forces failed to retake Fao, with some…

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Chemical weapons

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“The implications of this speech were not long in coming. On 22 September, emulating the brilliant Israeli gambit of the Six Day…

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Air force

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“Never forgetting the involvement of military officers in the 1953 attempt to force him from his throne, the Shah took great pains…

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Armed forces

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“The military was supported by a number of prominent moderate politicians, notably President Ali Khameini, Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mussavi, and Foreign…

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Politics

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“Secondly, given Iraq’s position as the largest and most powerful Arab state in the Gulf, it was viewed by the revolutionary regime…

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Islam

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“This mixture of political and geographical considerations compounded Saddam’s failure to grasp the operational requirements of such a campaign. Rather than allowing…

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Failure