Détails de l’annonce

Titre: The Commander
Condition: Neuf
Sous titres: Fawzi Al-Qawuqji and the Fight for Arab Independence 1914-1948
Auteur: Laila Parsons
Format: Poche
ISBN-10: 0374537089
EAN: 9780374537081
ISBN: 9780374537081
Publisher: Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
Genre: Biography
Sujet: History
Date de publication: 2017-08-01
Description: Revered by some as the Arab Garibaldi, maligned by others as an intriguer and opportunist, Fawzi al-Qawuqji manned the ramparts of Arab history for four decades. As a young officer in the Ottoman army, he fought the British in World War I and won an Iron Cross. In the 1920s, he mastered the arts of insurgency and helped lead a massive uprising against the French authorities in Syria. A decade later, he reappeared in Palestine, where he helped direct the Arab revolt of 1936. When an effort to overthrow the British rulers of Iraq failed, he moved to Germany, where he spent much of World War II battling his fellow exile, the Mufti of Jerusalem, who had accused him of being a British spy. In 1947, Qawuqji made a daring escape from Allied-occupied Berlin and sought once again to shape his region's history. In his most famous role, he would command the Arab Liberation Army in the Arab-lsraeli War of 1948. In this well-crafted, definitive biography, Laila Parsons tells Qawuqji's dramatic story and sets it in the full context of his turbulent times. Following Israel's decisive victory, Qawuqji was widely faulted as a poor commander with possibly dubious motives.The Commander shows us that the truth was more complex: Although he doubtless made some strategic mistakes, he never gave up fighting for Arab independence and unity, even as those ideals were undermined by powers inside and outside the Arab world.
Sujet: Anglais
Pays/Région de fabrication: US
Item Height: 228
Item Length: 152.00
Item Width: 20.00
Année de publication: 2017

Information manquante?

Veuillez nous contacter pour toute information manquante, nous l’ajouterions volontiers dans notre description.