A Hell of a Licking The Retreat from Burma, 1941-42

Hell of a Licking

Lunt, James

HarperCollins, Publishers

Three months short of his seventeenth birthday, Hussein bin Talal became King of Jordan, turbulent and conflict-ridden centre of the Arab world. Political historian and Arabist James Lunt portrays the charisma, moderation and magnanimity of one of the most influential Arab statesmen of today.

Hussein of Jordan

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

The story of the Arab Legion is bound up with one of the most troubled areas in the world. It is the story of bedouin tribesmen, whose experience in war had once been harnessed by T. E. Lawrence, and of British officers whose love for and understanding of the Arabs enabled them to create a unique and highly effective army.The Arab Legion proved its worth against Axis forces in Iraq and Syria in 1941 and later became the only Arab force to achieve a decisive win over the numerically superior Israeli army in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948.Written by a former serving officer in the Legion, and including portraits of leading figures such as King Hussein, this book provides an intimate analysis of the formation, campaigns and heritage of a force that, having its roots in the twilight of the British Empire, went on to become the Jordan Arab Army.

The Arab Legion: 1923-1957

History

Military

Constable & Robinson Ltd.

From Sepoy to Subedar: Being the Life and Adventures of Subedar Sita Ram, a Native Officer of the Bengal Army, Written and Related by Himself

Engineering & Transportation

Pande, Sita Ram

Engineering

Pan/Macmillan

An unabashedly admiring biography of the Hashemite king that is not without grace, but that lacks the critical depth necessary to be more than an entertainment. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Hussein of Jordan: Searching for a Just and Lasting Peace

William Morrow & Co.

Raised as the Royal Dragoons of Ireland, and more recently playing a leading role in the Gulf War, the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers are held, by all those who have been connected with the Regiment, in high esteem. This is their story from 1689 to 1992 as yet another chapter in their 300 year hisotry draws to a close when they merge with the 17th/21st Lancers to form a new regiment to be known as The Queen's Royal Lancers

SCARLET LANCERS: The Story of 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers 1689-1992

Leo Cooper

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