Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars (2) (Men-at-Arms)

On 11 June 1967 three Arab armies lay in ruin. The Six-Day War drastically altered the political and military complexion of the Middle East. Prior to the war, Israel was regarded as a nuisance. Afterwards, she achieved permanent regional superpower status. The Arab response to defeat was a thirst for revenge; and the process of regrouping was the nearest the Arab world would come to true unity. Sam Kazt details the important events of the inter-Arab struggles, and both the uniforms and organisation and the special military and political roles of the elite units who took part. The Six-Day War drastically altered the political and military complexion of the Middle East: three Arab armies lay in ruin, while Israel achieved regional superpower status. The Arab response to defeat was a thirst for revenge, and the process of regrouping to launch the 1973 war was the nearest the Arab world would come to true unity. This book examines the post-1973 development of the armies of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, as well as the Palestinian guerrilla and terrorist groups. Backed by photographs and colour illustrations, this book also details the special military and political roles of the armies' elite units. This book examines the results of the 1967 and 1973 Wars which have led to the development and present deployments of the armies of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, the Palestinian guerrilla and terrorist groups, and the more important of the Lebanese militias.