Glubb Pasha and the Arab Legion Britain, Jordan, and the end of empire in the Middle East
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 an...
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2017
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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 greater Transjordan scheme
- Bringing the 1948 war to an end: the ad hoc consolidation of greater Transjordan
- Beyond 1948: the Arab Legion, Arab nationalism and the cold war
- A puppeteer in search of a puppet: the royal succession and Britain's policy of selective non-intervention
- The Glubb paradox and King Hussein's quest for control of the Arab Legion
- Behind the veil of Suez : Glubbless Jordan and the termination of the treaty