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010 $a 2007000690
020 $a9780806138602 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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035 $a(OCoLC)OCM78788501
035 $a(OCoLC)78788501
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050 00 $aBP77.7$b.G34 2007
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100 1 $aGabriel, Richard A.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79125892
245 10 $aMuhammad :$bIslam's first great general /$cRichard A. Gabriel.
260 $aNorman :$bUniversity of Oklahoma Press,$c[2007], ©2007.
300 $axxxi, 255 pages :$bmaps ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aCampaigns and commanders ;$vv. 11
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-244) and index.
520 1 $a"Best known as the founder of a major religion, Muhammad was also a military leader - Islam's first great general. While there have been numerous accounts of Muhammad the Prophet, this is the first military biography of the man." "In Muhammad: Islam's First Great General, Richard A. Gabriel shows us a type of warrior never before seen in antiquity - a leader of an all-new religious movement who in a single decade fought eight major battles, led eighteen raids, and planned thirty-eight other military operations. Offering, more detailed descriptions of battles than those found in other accounts, Gabriel's study portrays Muhammad as a revolutionary who introduced military innovations that transformed armies and warfare throughout the Arab world." "Gabriel analyzes the social, economic, and cultural environment in which Muhammad lived and the religion he inspired as they relate to his military achievements. Gabriel explains how Muhammad changed the social composition of Arab armies by replacing the traditional way of fighting - as individuals and clans - with a new command structure. He also relates Muhammad's masterful use of nonmilitary methods - bribery, alliance building, and political assassination - to strengthen his long-term position, even at the expense of short-term military considerations."--BOOK JACKET.
600 00 $aMuḥammad,$cProphet,$d-632$xMilitary leadership.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088284
830 0 $aCampaigns and commanders ;$vv. 11.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001034110
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007000690.html
852 00 $bglx$hBP77.7$i.G34 2007
852 00 $bbar,stor$hBP77.7$i.G34 2007