Road to Jerusalem, The: Glubb Pasha, Palestine and the Jews (Electronic book text)

General Sir John Glubb was the last British pro-Consul of the region and commander of the Arab Legion during the crucial years between 1936 and 1956 - which were to witness the collapse of Palestine and the final foundation and establishment of the State of Israel. As well as an analysis of Glubbs personal vision of the Middle East and its peoples - a surprisingly racial vision that would condition his politics - the book examines his reactions to the Arab Revolt in Palestine and the periodic plans to partition Palestine and establish a Jewish state. It offers the first in-depth account of his thinking and actions during 1948, as he led his small army into Palestine and war against Israel. His aims and actions - which lie at the very heart of the controversy between Old and New historians of the Arab-Israeli conflict - are carefully detailed using, for the first time, contemporary British, Arab Legion and Israel Defence Forces intelligence sources. This masterful account of Glubb the soldier, strategist and pro-Arab mouth-piece will become a vital addition to the literature on this defining period in Middle Eastern history.