Pollack, Kenneth M.  1966- <br/><br/>
Arabs at war :  military effectiveness, 1948-1991 / 
Kenneth M. Pollack. 
 - Lincoln, NE :  University of Nebraska Press,  c2002. 
 - xv, 698 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
 - Studies in war, society, and the military .
<br/><br/> "A Council on Foreign Relations book."  Based in part on the author's dissertation (doctoral--MIT, 1996) under the title: The influence of Arab culture on Arab military effectiveness, 1948-1991. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [655]-675) and index. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: Understanding Modern Arab Military Effectiveness, i -- 1. Egypt, 14 -- 2. Iraq, 148 -- 3. Jordan, 267 -- 4. Libya, 358 -- 5. Saudi Arabia, 425 -- 6. Syria, 447 -- Conclusions and Lessons, 552 -- Notes, 585 -- Selected Bibliography, 655 -- Index, 677. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0803237332 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002022305 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Arab countries--History, Military--20th century.<br/>Arab countries--Armed Forces.<br/>Arab countries--Military policy.<br/>Países árabes--Historia, Militar--Siglo XX.<br/>Países Árabes--Fuerzas Armadas.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>439 UA 854  / P771a 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.033017492709045