Armies Of Sand: The Past Present And Future Arab Military Effectiveness (Paperback) Βιβλία Ανθρωπιστικές Και Κοινωνικές Επιστήμες Πολιτικές

Since The Second World War Arab Armed Forces Have Consistently Punched Below Their Weight They Lost Many Wars That By All Rights Should Won And In Best Performances Only Ever Achieved Quite Modest Accomplishments Over Time Soldiers Scholars Military Experts Offered Various Explanations For This Pattern Reliance On Soviet Methods Poor Civil-Military Relations Of Underdevelopment States Patterns Behavior Derived From Wider Culture Been Suggested As Ultimate Source Difficulties Armies Sand Kenneth M Pollack Assesses These Differing Isolates Most Important Causes Course Book He Examines Combat Performance Fifteen Air Virtually Every Middle Eastern Jordanians Syrians 1948 To Hizballah 2006 Iraqis Isis 2014-2017 Ultimately Concludes Doctrine Was More A Help Than Hindrance Arabs Contrast Politicization Were Both Factors Limiting Effectiveness But Dominant Factor Closes With Discussion Rapid Changes Occurring Across Suggests Because Society Warfare Are Changing Problems Bedeviled Past Could Dissipate Or Even Vanish Future Potentially Dramatic Consequences East Balance Sweeping Its Coverage Will Be Go-To Reference Anyone Interested History 1945 (From Publisher&Apos S Website)