The Palestinian Military: Between Militias and Armies

by Hillel Frisch

This book analyzes Palestinian attempts to create an organized military force from the period of the Mandate up to the present day.

Beginning with a comparative overview of the relationship between insurgent movements and the quest to build up a standard military, the book looks, first, at how the 1936 revolt galvanized the Palestinian leadership to attempt to create a military. It then goes on to examines other major topics such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415609429
• ISBN13: 9780415609425
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"