Arabs At War - Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991

Informationen zum Autor Kenneth M. Pollack is Olin Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Zusammenfassung Describes and analyzes the military history of the six key Arab states - Egypt! Iraq! Jordan! Libya! Saudi Arabia! and Syria - during the post-World War II era. This book shows how each Arab military grew and learned from its own experiences in response to the objectives set within constrained political! economic! and social circumstances. List of Tables; List of Maps; Preface; Acknowledgments Understanding Modern Arab Military Effectiveness 1. Egypt; 2. Iraq; 3. Jordan; 4. Libya; 5. Saudi Arabia; 6. Syria Conclusions and Lessons Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

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• Authors: Kenneth M Pollack, Kenneth M. Pollack
• Assisted by: Mark Grimsley (Editor), Peter Maslowski (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2004
• EAN: 9780803287839
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-8783-9
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military; Studies in War, Society, and t
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics