Arabs at war : military effectiveness, 1948-1991 / Kenneth M. Pollack.
Arabs at war : military effectiveness, 1948-1991 / Kenneth M. Pollack.
Arabs at war : military effectiveness, 1948-1991 / Kenneth M. Pollack.
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Lincoln, NE : University of Nebraska Press, c2002.
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N355.033/ 10
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English
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Physical content
xv, 698 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Understanding Modern Arab Military Effectiveness, i -- 1. Egypt, 14 -- 2. Iraq, 148 -- 3. Jordan, 267 -- 4. Libya, 358 -- 5. Saudi Arabia, 425 -- 6. Syria, 447 -- Conclusions and Lessons, 552 -- Notes, 585 -- Selected Bibliography, 655 -- Index, 677.
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Lincoln, NE : University of Nebraska Press, c2002.
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Nebraska
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c2002.
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This first ever overview of the modern Arab approach to warfare provides a better understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the Arab militaries, some of which are the United States' most likely adversaries and some of which are our most important allies."--BOOK JACKET....
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Arabs at war : military effectiveness, 1948-1991 / Kenneth M. Pollack.
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Studies in war, society, and the military.
"A Council on Foreign Relations book."
Based in part on the author's dissertation (doctoral--MIT, 1996) under the title: The influence of Arab culture on Arab military effectiveness, 1948-1991.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [655]-675) and index.
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c2002.
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N355.033/ 10
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0803237332 (alk. paper)
9780803237339 (alk. paper)
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355.033017492709045
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991015785699702626
