Abbreviations vi Introduction 1 1 Glubb on Arabs and Jews 9 2 The Arab Revolt 1936-39 33 3 World War II and its Aftermath 56 4 The Road to Jerusalem 91 5 The Invasion 145 6 Border Wars, 1949 - 1956 209 Conclusion (After 1956) 233 Bibliography 243 Notes 247 Index 289
Benny Morris is a world-renowned author and Professor of Middle East History at Ben-Gurion University. His pioneering revisionist work on the origins of the Palestinian refugee problem and on Israeli-Arab relations during the 1950s has overturned some of the most basic assumptions about the formation of the State of Israel, and has made him one of the most respected and controversial historians working there today. His books include 'Righteous Victims', 'The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem', '1948 and After', 'Israel's Border Wars (1949-1956)' and 'The Roots of Appeasement'.
"Road to Jersusalem is a gripping exposition of an age when Britain believed it ruled the dunes as well as waves". -Lawrence Joffe, The Independent "This excellent book studies the career of John Glubb Pasha, the most influential of the British 'orientalist' corps of officers and officials serving in the Middle East until 1956..". -Will Podmore, Unison "a vital addition to Middle Eastern History...This book is for those wishing to widen their understanding of the problems that have bedevilled the Middle East for more than half a century... close but clear dissection of these complicated issues... In nearly every way, his judgement of Glubb is fair and balanced." -Geoffrey Powell MC, British Army Review 'It will be required reading for students, academics and anyone interested in the impasse which has dominated Middle Eastern affairs for over half a century.' -Fred Rhodes, The Guardian
"Road to Jersusalem is a gripping exposition of an age when Britain believed it ruled the dunes as well as waves". -Lawrence Joffe, The Independent "This excellent book studies the career of John Glubb Pasha, the most influential of the British 'orientalist' corps of officers and officials serving in the Middle East until 1956..". -Will Podmore, Unison "a vital addition to Middle Eastern History...This book is for those wishing to widen their understanding of the problems that have bedevilled the Middle East for more than half a century... close but clear dissection of these complicated issues... In nearly every way, his judgement of Glubb is fair and balanced." -Geoffrey Powell MC, British Army Review 'It will be required reading for students, academics and anyone interested in the impasse which has dominated Middle Eastern affairs for over half a century.' -Fred Rhodes, The Guardian
Gen. Sir John Glubb was a highly significant figure in the Middle East during the 20th century. As the British proconsul in the region and commander of the Arab Legion between 1936 and 1956, General Glubb became a controversial soldier-politician as commander of a small Arab army against Israel during the 1948 war that led to the establishment of the Jewish state. In this highly original book, Morris, a prominent revisionist Israeli historian at Ben-Gurion University whose numerous publications have challenged many of the basic Israeli assumptions about the Arab-Israeli conflict and the birth of the Palestinian refugee problem, gives a thorough account of Glubb's ambiguous political agenda and his involvement in the early years of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Relying on British, Arab Legion, and Israeli Defense Forces intelligence sources, the author offers students and scholars of the Middle East an evenhanded, meticulously researched analysis of some of the important developments in the early phases of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Highly recommended for large public and academic libraries.-Nader Entessar, Spring Hill Coll., Mobile, AL Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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