Two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together experts in their fields to reassess the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Introduction; 1. Israel: poor little Samson Avi Shlaim; 2. Egypt: dangerous illusions Laura M. James; 3. Syria: playing with fire David Lesch; 4. Jordan: walking the tight rope Avi Shlaim; 5. The Palestinian national movement Wendy Pearlman; 6. The Yemen war and Egypt's war preparedness in June 1967 Eugene Rogan and Tewfik Aclimandos; 7. The United States and the 1967 war Charles D. Smith; 8. The Soviet Union: the roots of war and a reassessment of historiography Rami Ginat; 9. Britain: the ghost of Suez and resolution 242 Wm. Roger Louis; 10. France and the June 1967 war Jean-Pierre Filiu; 11. The 1967 war and the demise of Arab nationalism: chronicle of a death foretold Rashid Khalidi; 12. The transformation of Arab politics: disentangling myth from reality Fawaz A. Gerges.