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LEADER: 01849cam a22003494a 4500
001 2002022305
003 DLC
005 20070307082527.0
008 020213s2002 nbuab b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2002022305
020 $a0803237332 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ama-----
050 00 $aUA854$b.P65 2002
082 00 $a355/.0330174927/09045$221
100 1 $aPollack, Kenneth M.$q(Kenneth Michael),$d1966-
245 10 $aArabs at war :$bmilitary effectiveness, 1948-1991 /$cKenneth M. Pollack.
260 $aLincoln, NE :$bUniversity of Nebraska Press,$cc2002.
300 $axv, 698 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aStudies in war, society, and the military
500 $a"A Council on Foreign Relations book."
500 $aBased in part on the author's dissertation (doctoral--MIT, 1996) under the title: The influence of Arab culture on Arab military effectiveness, 1948-1991.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [655]-675) and index.
505 8 $aMachine 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.
651 0 $aArab countries$xHistory, Military$y20th century.
651 0 $aArab countries$xArmed Forces.
651 0 $aArab countries$xMilitary policy.
856 42 $3Book review (H-Net)$uhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0d0c7-aa
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2002022305.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0709/2002022305-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0709/2002022305-d.html