The study makes extensive use of
primary sources in producing the first detailed account of Britain involvement in the Yemen Civil
War, and how the experience shaped British foreign Policy. It breaks new
ground by analyzing the extent to which Britain came to support the Royalist
cause despite public declarations of non-involvement in the Yemen conflict,
and details for the first time how London's tacit support for 'mercenary
operations' in the Yemen came to enlist the help of Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Clive Jones is Senior Lecturer in
International Politics and Middle East Studies at the University of Leeds. He is the author of Soviet
Jewish Aliyah: Impact and Implications for Israel and the Middle East (1996); (With Emma
Murphy), Israel: Challenges to
Identity, Democracy and the State (2002); and co-editor with Caroline
Kennedy-Pipe, International Security in a Global Age (2001).
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