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Contents

Six-Day War Summary

Six-Day War Suggested References
Timeline Leading up to The Six-Day War, 1956-1968
The Six-Day War by the Numbers
List of Six-Day War Experts

I. Leading up to the Six-Day War
Israel's Vulnerable Borders before the War (i-iii)
Map of Syria's Terrorist Activity in 1966 and 1967
Breakdown of Attacks against Israel before the War
Israel's Diplomatic Efforts to Avoid War

II. Background on the Six-Day War
Breakdown of the Six Days of War
Breakdown of Political and Military Leadership of Involved Countries
Background on the USS Liberty Incident

III. Index of Speeches and Documents
Pre-Six Day War Statements by Israeli and Arab Figures
Broadcast to the Nation by Israeli PM Levi Eshkol (June 5)  
Statement to the Israeli Parliament by Prime Minister Eshkol (June 5)
Statement to the U.N. Security Council by Israeli Foreign Minister, Abba Eban (June 6)
Telegram from Israel's PM to U.S. President Johnson Justifying Military Action (June 5)
U.N. Security Council Resolutions 233234, 235 (June 6-9)

IV. Post-War Agreements
The Khartoum Conference and subsequent Arab Rejectionism (Sept. 1, 1967)
Khartoum Conference Resolutions U.N Security Council Resolution 242 (Nov. 22, 1967)

V. Map Index
Israel Before June 1967
Israel's Strategic Vulnerability, Pre-1967
Events Leading to the Six-Day War
The Jordanian Front

The Egyptian Front

The Battle for Jerusalem
The Threat from the Golan Today
The Golan Heights and the Greater Middle East

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