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. 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. This first-ever overview of the modern Arab approach to warfare provides a better understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the Arab militaries, some of which are the United States’ most likely adversaries, and some of which are our most important allies.
- ISBN10 0803237332
- ISBN13 9780803237339
- Publish Date 1 October 2002 (first published 9 January 2002)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 9 November 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Nebraska Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 699
- Language English