Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars 1948-1973 (Men at Arms Series, 128)

Text by John Laffin. Colour Plates by Mike Chappell. This book examines the organisation, training and equipment of key Arab armies between 1948 and 1973. It looks in detail at the forces of Jordan, Syria and Egypt and explains their defeats at the hands of the Israelis in these years. Due to popular demand, strictly limited quantities of Osprey’s most wanted out of print Men-at-Arms, Vanguard and Elite titles are back in stock. Many of these books have been out of print for 5 years or more, so don’t miss this one-off opportunity to buy them hot-off-the-press at regular series prices while stocks last. Orders will be processed on a strictly first come, first served basis so hurry! Order your books today. Arabs - 000.jpg......Page 1 Arabs - 001.jpg......Page 2 Arabs - 002.jpg......Page 3 Arabs - 003.jpg......Page 4 Arabs - 004.jpg......Page 5 Arabs - 005.jpg......Page 6 Arabs - 006.jpg......Page 7 Arabs - 007.jpg......Page 8 Arabs - 008.jpg......Page 9 Arabs - 009.jpg......Page 10 Arabs - 010.jpg......Page 11 Arabs - 011.jpg......Page 12 Arabs - 012.jpg......Page 13 Arabs - 013.jpg......Page 14 Arabs - 014.jpg......Page 15 Arabs - 015.jpg......Page 16 Arabs - 016.jpg......Page 17 Arabs - 017.jpg......Page 18 Arabs - 018.jpg......Page 19 Arabs - 019.jpg......Page 20 Arabs - 020.jpg......Page 21 Arabs - 021.jpg......Page 22 Arabs - 022.jpg......Page 23 Arabs - 023.jpg......Page 24 Arabs - 024.jpg......Page 25 Arabs - 025.jpg......Page 26 Arabs - 026.jpg......Page 27 Arabs - 027.jpg......Page 28 Arabs - 028.jpg......Page 29 Arabs - 029.jpg......Page 30 Arabs - 030.jpg......Page 31 Arabs - 031.jpg......Page 32 Arabs - 032.jpg......Page 33 Binder1.pdf......Page 0 Arabs - 025.jpg......Page 34 Arabs - 026.jpg......Page 35 Arabs - 027.jpg......Page 36 Arabs - 028.jpg......Page 37 Arabs - 029.jpg......Page 38 Arabs - 030.jpg......Page 39 Arabs - 031.jpg......Page 40 Arabs - 032.jpg......Page 41 Arabs - 033.jpg......Page 42 Arabs - 034.jpg......Page 43 Arabs - 035.jpg......Page 44 Arabs - 036.jpg......Page 45 Arabs - 037.jpg......Page 46 Arabs - 038.jpg......Page 47 Arabs - 039.jpg......Page 48 Arabs - 040.jpg......Page 49 Arabs - 041.jpg......Page 50 Arabs - 000.jpg 1 Arabs - 001.jpg 2 Arabs - 002.jpg 3 Arabs - 003.jpg 4 Arabs - 004.jpg 5 Arabs - 005.jpg 6 Arabs - 006.jpg 7 Arabs - 007.jpg 8 Arabs - 008.jpg 9 Arabs - 009.jpg 10 Arabs - 010.jpg 11 Arabs - 011.jpg 12 Arabs - 012.jpg 13 Arabs - 013.jpg 14 Arabs - 014.jpg 15 Arabs - 015.jpg 16 Arabs - 016.jpg 17 Arabs - 017.jpg 18 Arabs - 018.jpg 19 Arabs - 019.jpg 20 Arabs - 020.jpg 21 Arabs - 021.jpg 22 Arabs - 022.jpg 23 Arabs - 023.jpg 24 Arabs - 024.jpg 25 Arabs - 025.jpg 26 Arabs - 026.jpg 27 Arabs - 027.jpg 28 Arabs - 028.jpg 29 Arabs - 029.jpg 30 Arabs - 030.jpg 31 Arabs - 031.jpg 32 Arabs - 032.jpg 33 Binder1.pdf 1 Arabs - 025.jpg 34 Arabs - 026.jpg 35 Arabs - 027.jpg 36 Arabs - 028.jpg 37 Arabs - 029.jpg 38 Arabs - 030.jpg 39 Arabs - 031.jpg 40 Arabs - 032.jpg 41 Arabs - 033.jpg 42 Arabs - 034.jpg 43 Arabs - 035.jpg 44 Arabs - 036.jpg 45 Arabs - 037.jpg 46 Arabs - 038.jpg 47 Arabs - 039.jpg 48 Arabs - 040.jpg 49 Arabs - 041.jpg 50 The modern wars of the Middle East began in 1947, when the Syrians, Egyptians, Jordanians and Lebanese were unofficially at war with the Jewish settlers of Palestine. On May 15th, the day afer Israel was declared a sovreign state, the Arab invasion began. Between then and 1973 five wars occurred: those of 1948; the Sinai War; the Six-Day War; the 1968–1970 War of Attrition and the 1973 October War. This book examines the organization, training and equipment of the key Arab armies during these conflicts and the variey of uniforms are illustrated by a number of contemporary photographs and full colour artwork. The major Arab armies involved in the Middle East wars are those of Egypt, Syria and Jordan, while those of Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Algeria have played smaller rôles.