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by: Benny Morris
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9781860649899
ISBN: 1860649890
Label: I. B. Tauris
Manufacturer: I. B. Tauris
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: October 03, 2003
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Sales Rank: 1096744
Studio: I. B. Tauris
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General Sir John Glubb was the last British pro-Consul of the region and commander of the
Arab Legion during the crucial years between 1936 and 1956. He was witness to the collapse of Palestine and the final foundation and establishment of the State of Israel. Now in paperback, this book looks at Glubb's personal vision of the Middle East and its peoples. Morris examines his reactions to the Arab Revolt in Palestine and the periodic plans to partition Palestine and establish a Jewish state. This masterful account offers the first in-depth look at Glubb's of his thinking, aims and actions during 1948, as he led his small army into Palestine and war against Israel.
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Rating: - Fine scholarly study of vital period in Israeli history
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. He commanded the Transjordan Arab Legion from 1939 to 1956 and played an important part in setting up modern Jordan by helping King Abdullah to establish his rule. In 1948 he led the Legion to a limited victory in the first Arab-Israeli war.
Benny Morris, a leading Israeli historian, has based his book on extensive ... Read More
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