Table of Contents

List of Tables; List of Maps; Preface; Acknowledgments; Understanding Modern Arab Military Effectiveness; 1. Egypt; 2. Iraq; 3. Jordan; 4. Libya; 5. Saudi Arabia; 6. Syria; Conclusions and Lessons; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Promotional Information

Describes and analyses the military history of six of the most important Arab states during the post-World War II era

About the Author

Kenneth M. Pollack is Olin Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Reviews

“An extremely valuable, compendious, and convincing military history of the contemporary Arab world, making this book a standard work of reference.”—Foreign Affairs

“[A] classic study.”—Newsweek

"An outstanding analyses of Arab military fortunes in the modern world."—Paper Wars