The Century of Warfare 25: War in the Middle East: 1945-1989 (1994) VHS

The scene of fierce fighting during World War II, the Middle East was being rocked by new outbreaks of internal violence before the ink was dry on the Allied-Axis armistice of 1945. With its vast oil reserves, incendiary nationalistic and religious elements and crucial geopolitical position, the region would soon put a devastating contemporary twist on the age-old tradition of “War in the Middle East.“ Now, through the lens of jet fighter cockpit-mounted cameras, you’ll witness a region repeatedly pushed to the brink of beyond. You’ll experience the violent birth of Israel and repeated bouts of all-out war with its hostile Arab neighbors. You’ll take to the sky for head-spinning aerial dogfights and ride alongside Israeli tank commanders as they drive deep into Egyptian territory in the greatest armored battle since Kursk. Then, from the shattered urban wasteland of Beirut to the chemical warfare and human-wave assaults of the Iraq-Iran conflict, you’ll see why this turbulent area continues to be one of the most dangerous and politically volatile tinderboxes in the world. V660-16