Syria

• Main Author: Morrison, John, 1929-
• Other Authors: Woog, Adam, 1953-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Chelsea House, c2009.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Series: Creation of the modern Middle East.
• Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION > History.; Electronic books.; Syria > Juvenile literature.; Syria > Juvenile literature. > History; Syria > Juvenile literature. > Politics and government; Syria.; Syria > History.
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For more than 4,000 years, the land known as Syria was marched over, sacked, and occupied by soldiers of many empires of the world. In 1516, Syria became part of the vast Ottoman Empire of the Turks. After the Ottomans' defeat in World War I, Syria came under the authority of France. In 1946, S...

Table of Contents:

• After the lion
• - Land of Abraham
• - Lawrence of Arabia
• - A taste of freedom
• - Birth of a nation
• - The Arabs unite
• - The six-day war
• - A region divided
• - The Yom Kippur War and Lebanon conflicts
• - The strongman
• - Chronology and timeline.