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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.
520 $aKenneth 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.
651 0 $aArab countries$xHistory, Military$y20th century.
651 0 $aArab countries$xArmed Forces.
651 0 $aArab countries$xMilitary policy.
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