Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the 2014 Reissue vii
4. Preface xxxv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The P.L.O. and the Lebanese Before the 1982 War 17
7. 2. The Fall of South Lebanon and the Siege of Beirut: A Military Overview 43
8. 3. P.L.O. Decisions: The Military Inputs 67
9. 4. June 1982: The Decision to Leave Beirut 99
10. 5. July 1982: The Decision to Accept the Habib Plan 131
11. 6. Wartime Decisions and Their Consequences 167
12. Appendix 183
13. List of Abbreviations 185
14. Cast of Characters 187
15. Notes 191
16. Bibliography 215
17. Supplementary Bibliography 235
18. Index 241