A detailed study of how the power struggles of the three components of Egypt's authoritarian regime : the military, the security services, and the political apparatus affected Egypt's 2011 Revolution -- from the Publisher

Prelude : countdown to the July 1952 coup -- The dark side of militarism : the March 1954 crisis -- Two states within a state : the road to June 1967 -- Eradicating the centers of power : the corrective revolution of May 1971 -- Twilight of the generals : October 1973 and its discontents -- The long lull before the perfect storm : revolt in January 2011 -- On the threshold of power : the military after the revolt.