Research Catalog
Armies of sand : the past, present, and future of Arab military effectiveness
- Title
- Armies of sand : the past, present, and future of Arab military effectiveness / Kenneth M. Pollack.
- Author
- Pollack, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Michael), 1966-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-5984 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 676 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- Armies of Sand asks, 'why have Arab militaries fought so poorly in the modern era?' It examines the performance of over two-dozen Arab militaries from 1948 to 2017, and compares them to a half-dozen non-Arab militaries, to conclude that politics, economics, and culture all contributed to the past weakness of Arab armies.
- Subjects
- Military art and science
- Arab countries
- Economic development
- Economic development > Arab countries
- History
- Military policy
- Arab countries > Military policy
- Military art and science > Arab countries > History
- Arab countries > Armed Forces > History
- Soviet Union
- Armed Forces
- Military art and science > Soviet Union > History
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : the Six-Day War and the mystery of Arab military ineffectiveness -- Pattens of Arab military performance -- Soviet doctrine -- The Soviet way of war -- Arab militaries and Soviet doctrine -- North Korea, Cuba, and Soviet doctrine -- Politicization -- Politicization -- Arab militaries and politicization : Egypt -- Arab militaries and politicization : Iraq -- Politicization and the South Vietnamese armed forces -- Politicization and the Argentine armed forces -- Underdevelopment -- Economic development and military effectiveness -- Economic development and Syrian military effectiveness -- Economic development and the Libya-Chad wars -- Economic development and Chinese military effectiveness -- Economic development and Arab military effectiveness -- Culture -- War and culture -- Arab culture as an explanation for military ineffectiveness -- Arab culture : patterns and predilections -- Arab culture and Arab military effectiveness -- Arab culture and civilian organizations -- Culture and education : the causal link -- Arab military training methods -- Exceptional Arab militaries : state armed forces -- Exceptional Arab militaries : non-state armies -- Conclusions : the past, present, and future of Arab military effectiveness.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-5984
- ISBN
- 9780190906962
- 0190906960
- LCCN
- 2018012932
- OCLC
- 1027189178
- Author
- Pollack, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Michael), 1966- author.
- Title
- Armies of sand : the past, present, and future of Arab military effectiveness / Kenneth M. Pollack.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-5984