"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.
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.
Arabs at war : military effectiveness, 1948-1991 by Kenneth M. Pollack. ISBN 0803237332. Published by University of Nebraska Press in 2002. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.