Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness

by Kenneth Pollack and Kenneth M. Pollack

Book Overview

Since the Second World War, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. They have lost many wars that by all rights they should have won, and in their best performances only ever achieved quite modest accomplishments. Over time, soldiers, scholars, and military experts have offered various explanations for this pattern. Reliance on Soviet military methods, the poor civil-military relations of the Arab world, the underdevelopment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197524648
• ISBN13: 9780197524640
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 696 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"