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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49225708 Title: Arabs at war : military effectiveness, 1948-1991 Author: Kenneth M Pollack Publisher: Lincoln, NE : University of Nebraska Press, ©2002. ISBN/ISSN: 0803237332 9780803237339 OCLC:49225708

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Arabs at war : military effectiveness, 1948-1991

Author:	Kenneth M Pollack
Publisher:	Lincoln, NE : University of Nebraska Press, ©2002.
Series:	Studies in war, society, and the military.
Edition/Format:	Print book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	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 Read more...
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Subjects	Arab countries -- History, Military -- 20th century. Arab countries -- Armed Forces. Arab countries -- Military policy. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Military history
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Pollack, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Michael), 1966- Arabs at war. Lincoln, NE : University of Nebraska Press, ©2002 (OCoLC)971574879
Material Type:	Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Kenneth M Pollack Find more information about:
ISBN:	0803237332 9780803237339
OCLC Number:	49225708
Notes:	"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.
Description:	xv, 698 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Contents:	Understanding modern Arab military effectiveness -- Egypt -- Iraq -- Jordan -- Libya -- Saudi Arabia -- Syria -- Conclusions and lessons.
Series Title:	Studies in war, society, and the military.
Responsibility:	Kenneth M. Pollack.
More information:	Table of contents Book review (H-Net) Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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Describes and analyzes the military history of six of the most important Arab states - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Syria - during the post-World War II era. This book focuses on the Read more...

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