Arabs at War
Subtitle: Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991 (Studies in War, Society, and the Militar)
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: October 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 699
ISBN-13: 9780803237339
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: Second World War; Warfare & Defence; Technology; Middle East - General; Military History - Modern; History - Military / War; Military Science; History: World; Arabian peninsula; Middle East; Military - General; History / Military / General; Armed Forces; 20th century; Arab countries; History, Military; Military Policy
Description: Kenneth M. Pollack, formerly a Persian Gulf military analyst at the CIA and Director for Persian Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council, 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 is the first time that the complete postwar histories of virtually all of these countries have been recorded in unclassified form. In particular Pollack focuses on the Arab armies themselves, helping to illuminate the persistent problems they encountered on the battlefield. He shows in detail how each Arab military grew and learned from its own experiences in response to the specific objectives set for it and within often constrained political, economic, and social circumstances.