Abdullah Al-Tall -- Arab Legion Officer: Arab Nationalism and Opposition to the Hashemite Regime

by Ronen Yitzhak

Book Overview

This book reviews al-Tall's military-political biography during the years he served as an officer in the Arab Legion and those he spent in political exile in Egypt. The purpose is to understand al-Tall's personality, his contribution to the success of the Arab Legion in the 1948 war, and his part in the assassination of King Abdullah. A thorough survey of the historic background of the founding of Jordan and the Arab Legion, the 1948 war, the rivalry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178976159X
• ISBN13: 9781789761597
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"