A fascinating personal account of the development of the Arab Legion as a formidable fighting force from the 1930s to the Second World War. This is the perfect read for fans of T. E. Lawrence, James Lunt, Graham Jevon, and Eugene Rogan.
About the Book
In 1921 the Trans-Jordan Arab Legion became the successor to the Arab Army famously established by T. E. Lawrence and Amir Feisal in the First World War. Originally established as a police force to keep order amongst the tribes, the legion was financed by Britain and commanded by British officers. It was in 1930 that author John Bagot Glubb joined the legion as one of just a few of these officers under the command by Peake Pasha.
This is Glubb’s vividly personal and affectionate account of his time with the Arab Legion, whom he commanded as ‘Glubb Pasha’ from 1939 to 1956. During this time the Arab force is transformed from a few Bedouin recruits to the best trained force in the Arab world.
Being thoroughly immersed in desert life and with a deep affinity with the Bedouin tribes and Arab peoples, Glubb is uniquely able to express the joy, hardships, frustration and pride he experiences through years of training, operations and negotiations that lead up to supporting the Allied cause during the Second World War.
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