The 1946 treaty, Palestine, and the preclusion of the Arab Legion's planned post-war disbandment -- The partition of Palestine, the greater Transjordan solution, and the newfound significance of Glubb Pasha and the Arab Legion -- The 1948 war and Glubb's management of the greate…
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During the 1950s, John Glubb and the Arab Legion became the 'cornerstone' of Britain's imperial presence in the Middle East. Based on unprecedented access to the unofficial archive of the Arab Legion, including a major accession of Glubb's private papers, Graham Jevon examines a…
During the 1950s, John Glubb and the Arab Legion became the 'cornerstone' of Britain's imperial presence in the Middle East. Based on unprecedented access to the unofficial archive of the Arab Legion, including a major accession of Glubb's private papers, Graham Jevon examines a…
This study uses the private papers of Glubb Pasha to rethink the end of Britain's imperial presence in the Middle East.
This book examines why the government led by Harold Macmillan remained ready to use military force to prop up the regime of King Hussein. Blackwell provides new historical insights into the origins of the Anglo-American use of military power to protect their interests in the Mid…
