Lebanese Civil War of 1958 - Lebanon Crisis DOCUMENTARY 

As a Lebanese my self I can tell you that this crisis is nothing compared to what we live through today and thanks for making a video about my country were always forgotten in Historical Channels

A truly illuminating video. I was a Marine in Lebanon, in 1983, with the Multinational Peacekeeping Force. If only your video had been around and been used to educate my comrades before we stormed the Beirut Beaches (much like our '58 brothers) to crowds of civilian onlookers. No sunbathers as it was nighttime. This history was unknown to the vast majority of us. A pity as it would have given us a much needed bit of perspective as to why we were there and what we were doing. Thank You for this.

As a lebanese i tell you this is the best and clearest explanation of the 1958 crisis the 1975 civil war was way more complicated with local and regional factions fighting each other and conflicts with in the same factions good luck till then thank you for your effort

I did two tours in south Lebanon one in 2007 & then again in 2016. Truly beautiful country and beautiful people

The Cold War, can you please make a video about Thailand during the Cold War. That way, you can talk about the numerous on-and-off military governments that Thailand has had throughout the Cold War. Thank you very much.

This nation seems to go from modern tragedy to cluster f@#& and back again every few years. Most Lebanese I have known have been hard working, generous, warm and very hospitable people. This area is like the balkans of the Middle East. What a sad future to face.

Ireland sent peacekeepers to leb, I as a proud Irish man pray for peace for them and the region

Another great episode, neutral viewpoint and good commentary, keep 'em coming!

I was always only vaguely familiar with the complicated events in Lebanon, so I find this video very interesting.

Your content is amazing!!

Thanks David! This is a complex mess and your historic background is an excellent start. Can't wait for more on the Lebanese microcosm.

You mentioned the British sending troops to Jordan. You should expand more about this interesting incident

The 1975-1990 lebanese civil was is one of the more deadly wars percentage wise actually, about 10% of the total lebanese population died, like 200k out of 3 million or something

The best knowledge of this came from when it was mentioned in “We didn’t start the fire”

As a historian specialized in Middle East studies I have to compliment you sir, great work. Accurate and extremely objective despite the complexity of the region with its continuous changing alliances between all the groups.

my family lived through these times but left halfway through the 2nd, bigger, civil war. my grandparents had settled there from armenian towns that today are turkish. i hope to one day make the circle and settle in armenia and never leave no matter what happens.

I'm Lebanese. This hits hard.

We Wish to Feature about Indonesia under Suharto and the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos

general chehab is the mvp of this situation his neutrality makes sure lebanese armed forces did not intervene in the crisis

Great video. Would love to see more videos about the events in the Middle East countries and the role they played in the greater conflict between the West and the USSR.

Great Video! Thanks.

Nice video on this event through the 1950s and the alignment of different countries. Cheers

I had just processed in to the 1st Recon Bn 1st Mar Div. Two weeks later, me and 12 other new Marines were sent to Camp Lejeune, and joined C Co 2nd Recon Bn 2nd Mar Div. We were on 4 hour standby until the Lebanon crisis was over.

Great stuff

i really love this channel.. that is all

thank you for this! hopefully you get to cover the bigger civil war! hehe :)

Love your works!!❤️ Please make a video on Bangladesh Liberation War.

Thank you for Covering Lebanon

great video

Shamone was so popular that Michael Jackson integrated his name in one of his moves.

Fun fact: Actor Harvey Keitel was deployed in Lebanon during the Lebanon Crisis

As civil wars go the Lebanon one is up there

Excellent !

0:19 I did not. The title gave it away lol.

23:25 qasim was no arab nationalist, unlike his fellow coup officers he wanted to build a strong iraq before any talk of unification with other arab states while the others including his closest friend called for immediate unification with Egypt and Syria. their front soon fell apart after a few months and qasim took full control and imprisoned and even executed some of his fellow officers.

I remember learning about the structure of the Lebanese government a few years ago and finding it to be fascinating. Are there any other governments in the world so meticulously constructed along ethno-religious lines? Thank you for this video. Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you, friends. ✝️ :)

Can’t wait for the start of the Space Race, you guys should make a video on the run up too the launch of Sputnik and the American and Soviet Rocket programs.

Finaly historian with decent presentation.

Thanks

Great video as always thank you. i wish to learn more about afghanistan in the cold war in future episodes

Do the Video about the Death of Francisco Franco and Spanish Transition to Democracy

thank you! Even our media couldn't do such thing

"Join our country, you'll be autonomous in it anyway!"

More of this please. How was the cold war in the backdrop of all civil wars in new nation states around the world? Everywhere.

Mult-religious? Sure, but where do you get 'multi-ethnic'? Over my life, I've known Lebanese Christians (both Maronite and Melkite) and Lebanese Muslims. I don't think I've ever met a Druse, but I attended a Lebanese Orthodox Church for a while. I had two employers who were Lebanese. All of the Lebanese I've ever known, Christian or Muslim, identified ethnically as Arabs.

thanks for your great videos! could you make a video about the crisis in Bizerte in the North of Tunisia. At that time our first president Habib Bourguiba, who was pro-western, threatened to change his alliance if the US didn´t put pressure on France to leave the base of Sidi Hmed. The Soviet Union showed his interest in further cooperation, that didn´t happen of course.

Your take on Cold War Southern Africa would be quite interesting.

I hope you will make a video on Nasser's Yemeni intervention.

Lebanon Crisis is like DC movies because you have to put the year behind to specify which version you mean. Hopefully they can achive a better future for themself at some point

Camille Chamoun a Giant of Lebanon...the King !

Can you do a video of Finland during the Cold war. How it balanced between soviet east and capitalist west

To be fair, the Lebanese Christians have a decent reason to be afraid of UAR, Nasser wasn't very friendly towards Egypt's native Christian community if I recall correctly...

I have so much respect for lebenan now

0:52 French mandate period (Sykes-Picot agreement) & demographics of the region 2:43 Beginning of an independent Lebanese state The National Covenant (1943) 3:52 5:54 Muslim-Christian power struggle in Lebanon President Bechara El Khoury forced to resign after Fouad Chehab refuses to intervene Camille Chamoun takes reins 7:44 Gamal Abdel Nasser gains power in Egypt Internal struggles regarding Lebanon's foreign policy Eisenhower doctrine (1957) 12:47 Controversial election (1958) 16:17 United Arab Republic in 1958 (Egypt & Syria merge) & consequent events in Lebanon 23:13 Fall of Hashemite dynasty in Iraq in 14 July Revolution which prompted US Government to arrange Operation Blue Bat Note: CIA Director Allen Dulles (also involved in Guatemala's Banana Republic) 26:16 Chamoun steps down & events in the UN

Yes it’s highly complicated and difficulty but can you cover the Civil War from 1975-1990?? Cold War had big effects on it.

@6:20 I almost felt an earthquake there for a second.

Watching this after waltz of bashir

Can you make a video about the Hmong secret war in Laos along with the Laotian civil war and US involvement?

as a Lebanese i must say it's an amazing video! very well explained and super objective. Unfortunately, look what religion does to people! it destroys communities. Until the lebanese community learns to put patriotism ahead of religion, problems will never end

Can't wait for the ww3 series Or cold war 2 idk

Where the Cold War mech at? I’ve got some kings and generals shirts already!

Cold War, please do stuff in the Vietnam Cambodia war, the Cambodian genocide, and how the Russo and China dealt with these two nations in the late 1970s and 1980s

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Hey , Can you do a video about the Military Junta of Greece and the Invasion of Cyprus . How the USA and Great Britain played a silent role on it . Thanks !

You know you're too tired when watching a video when you think it says, "NASA overthrew the monarchy of Iraq."

Why did you insert movie clips from the 1967 Six day war?

Hey The Cold War---Are you going to make a video on Congressmen "Charlie Wilson." I really hope you do. And soon. My compliments on all those who made this video a reality.

My grandpa got sent to Lebanon in 1958!

The closeup quartering shots are a bit awkward. You should reconsider.

Happy to learn this is part of Kings and Generals.

I m lebanese i just watched your document we need government like the one in singapore

Wow

The audio content is excellent! However, this is MARRED by inappropriate, irrelevant and misleading visual footage. Please only show us footage that matches the audio, or just show us MAPS or David talking! Cheers!

Broke: US-Soviet proxy conflicts Woke: Three way free for all civil war in Yugoslavia Ascended: Lebanon civil wars (wtf!)

"You thought I was going to say Israel?" I mean... I read the title so I can't say it's very impressive I thought of Lebanon.

More I watch this channel, more I think we lived in a Cold War 2.0 version... At least in my country Brazil.

no i thought you d say Lebanon as its in the title

I thought for sure you had done a Afghanistan video.

I wouldn't necessarily call 1956 a victory for Nasser, more of an intervention and diplomatic victory, Egypt was routed on the battlefield. Also, a little more backstory on the origin of Lebanon would be appropriate. The original Lebanon was half the size and had a solid Christian majority. The French enlarged it after WW1 and brought many Muslims under Lebanese rule that had previously probably considered themselves Syrian. The French then proceeded to rule the Mandate in a similar fashion to how they ruled Algeria, that is to say with the Muslims as second class citizens.

7:39 Jawahar Lal 🙏🏾

Does anyone know what the outro song is?

There's something missing as you didn't talk about the baghdad pact

Article 95 that you mention didn’t exist in the 1926 constitution, it was introduced with the second constitution, the Taef Accord constitution, and it was the first time that sectarian-based distribution of seats in parliament was ever mentioned. The earlier constitution didn’t refer to sects or who gets what, the unwritten National Accord took care of that.

Is that a dodge van at 545?

A few missing info to point out, in 1949, the syrian social nationalist party, led by Antoun Saadeh and funded by Syria have attempted a coup d'état which failed and led to the latter's execution. The SSNP later took revenge by killing Riad el Solh In Jordan in 1953. As for the reign of Chamoun it was quite popular, since at that time much of the public institutions like the Lebanese university, the ministry of agriculture, middle east airlines were brought to light. As for political repression, it was at its peak with the Chehab government's second bureau. Poverty levels at that time were about 19%, although if we look at the statistics, no main religious sect was poorer than the rest. Speaking of sects, the Christians still formed the majority of Lebanese until at least 1976, when most of the major Christian areas were under the control of either PLO (and it's allies) or the syrians. The Kataeb /National Liberal party/ Gardians of the Cedars never took up arms before 1959, a year after the 1958 crisis had happened. Back then, they fought with WW2 weapons left by the French.

Minute 02:30 Wasn't the Rum Ortodox minority, larger than the Druze minority?

Should know this but is the Gemayel family still in leadership in Lebanon?

Seems like no country can have peaceful co existence between different groups. Even in Belgium, where the only difference is the language, relations are tense.

Egypt definitely did not win during the Sues Crisis. I don’t think the modern nation of Egypt ever won a war

These people waged civil war…then their kids turned up 100 notches!

6:21 Walla

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Nasser's "victory" over the British and French in the "Suez Crisis' isn't an inaccurate statement. The British and French paratroopers swept aside all Egyptian resistance, at the same time the Israelis defeated the Egyptian Army in the Sinai. President Eisenhower who wasn't consulted by the British or French, put a lot of pressure on Anthony Eden, the British Prime Minister, to withdraw the British and French forces and Eden backed down, which cost him what had been a successful political career. The Soviets were also agitating about getting involved although at the same time they were brutally crushing the Hungarian Revolt in September and October 1966, which took a lot of their forces. The events in Egypt were put in play when Nasser seized the Suez Canal from a publicly traded corporation, in which Britain and France held a majority of the shares. It had been built by a Anglo-French combine run by a French engineer named de Lesseps. The seizure was seen as a threat to the economies of Britain and France, the Israelis were about to get into a war with Egypt and told the French. The French told the British, specifically Eden, and between them they decided to make their move to "protect the canal" and leave Eisenhower in the dark. Had Eisenhower not taken the stand he did there'd be no talk about "Nasser's victory" over anyone, unless the point is to disregard reality. Humiliating Eden put a lot of stress on NATO and eventually led to France withdrawing from the alliance. At the same time the "Suez Crisis" gave the Soviets a carte blanche to do what they did in Hungary. Soviet soldiers had been told American paratroopers had dropped in Budapest, which wasn't true, and they slaughtered the civilian Hungarian resistance, who put up an amazing fight considering what they had and what they were up against. All this took place before there were ICBMs so the possibility of a world war was more likely, which Eisenhower saw as a big issue. That had a lot more to do with how these events played out than anything else.

Misses many fundamental facts: Christians were the majority of the people there, with the Maronies being the largest. The Muslims were a minority, while the Druze and Alawites forming about 8 percent. So, discussing Maronite-Sunni as if it was all about them is wrong. And the Shia is forgotten altogether, so none of you would know why they are the central power in that country now

Just in case you thought the Syrian Civil War was easy to understand.

We're going through some bad stuff right now in Lebanon. Another civil war maybe?

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24:17 US didn't know at the time. Sure,lol.

Please do a review of the movie The Death of Stalin. It is freaking hilarious

lebanese people find a good peaceful solution for yourselves to live happy with each other and be safe and secure , look what happened to the whole geographical area , be just toward each other and respect Life as in all living beings