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A soldier in Arabia : a British military memoir from Jordan to Saudi Arabia / Nigel Bromage ; with an introduction by Alan Munro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bromage, Nigel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Armed Forces--Arabian Peninsula--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Bromage, Nigel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Radcliffe Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why does an officer in an elite regiment - the Grenadier Guards - exchange a prestigious and privileged career in the British Army for service among desert tribes in harsh and unforgiving territory, and in the seemingly insoluble conflict of the turbulent Arab world? The answer lies in the long tradition of British military officers attracted by the romance and adventure engendered by a perceived British imperial notion of bringing peace and security to this troubled region. In this process, Arab society and culture have woven a unique spell among many a young Westerner, leading to warm, last
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Map; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction
- Sir Alan Munro; 1. My Early Life; 2. The Beginning, from 1945; 3. The End of the Mandate, 1948; 4. Jerusalem and After, 1948; 5. Lydda and Ramle, 1948; 6. Aqaba and the Wadi Araba, 1948; 7. Operations in the Wadi Araba, 1948; 8. Fauzi al Mulki's War, 1949; 9. The Departure of Norman Lash from the Division, 1949; 10. Back to the 2nd Regiment and the Shooting Truce, 1949; 11. Staff College and Marriage, 1954-56; 12. Cyprus, 1956; 13. Public Duties, 1957-58; 14. Amman, 1958; 15. Excursions, 1958
- 16. Sam Spiegel's Film: Lawrence of Arabia, 195917. Saudi Arabia, 1961-63; 18. Tin: a Eulogy for an Engish Springer Spaniel; 19. Service Attachés' and Advisers' Section (SAAS), Ministry of Defence, 1966; 20. Kuwait, 1968; 21. The Emirates, 1976-78; 22. Consultancies, 1978; Appendix: Personalities; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613595249
- 9781280500497
- 1280500492
- 9780857721006
- 0857721003
- OCLC:
- 793166629
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