Ep. 69 – Armies of Sand? An Assessment of Arab Militaries' Battlefield Performance

January 23, 2019 00:33:40
Ep. 69 – Armies of Sand? An Assessment of Arab Militaries' Battlefield Performance
Modern War Institute
Ep. 69 – Armies of Sand? An Assessment of Arab Militaries' Battlefield Performance

Jan 23 2019 | 00:33:40

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Show Notes

This episode features a conversation with Ken Pollack, a military analyst and the author of Armies of Sand, a book that grapples with the question of why there are so many cases of Arab militaries under-performing on the battlefield—from the armies of Saddam Hussein to Muammar Gaddafi and beyond.

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