Oil, Sand and Politics

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A lasting peace in the Middle East is the Holy Grail of world leaders. The seeds of today's conílict lie in the history of the region and, to understand today's troubles, you need to look at yesterday's wars. Dr Philip Horniblow knows more than most about the Middle East, having spent 30 years working there. He had learned of Arabia from his father, a school friend of T E Lawrence, and from childhood had longed to visit the scenes of his exploits. Having served in the Parachute Regiment just after the Second World War and trained as a doctor, the author left the UK with practical skills, a sense of adventure and a love of Arabia. His subsequent career took him through a world where the British had once held Mandate, offered Protected Status, or upon whom they were economically dependant. He spent time with the Arab Légion in Jordán, the Pakistan Army, the Abu Dhabi Defence Force, the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces; and served in the Kuwait Army for somé years. He was alsó involved in... Tovább

Fülszöveg

A lasting peace in the Middle East is the Holy Grail of world leaders. The seeds of today's conílict lie in the history of the region and, to understand today's troubles, you need to look at yesterday's wars. Dr Philip Horniblow knows more than most about the Middle East, having spent 30 years working there. He had learned of Arabia from his father, a school friend of T E Lawrence, and from childhood had longed to visit the scenes of his exploits. Having served in the Parachute Regiment just after the Second World War and trained as a doctor, the author left the UK with practical skills, a sense of adventure and a love of Arabia. His subsequent career took him through a world where the British had once held Mandate, offered Protected Status, or upon whom they were economically dependant. He spent time with the Arab Légion in Jordán, the Pakistan Army, the Abu Dhabi Defence Force, the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces; and served in the Kuwait Army for somé years. He was alsó involved in the Yemen during the civil war there in the 1960s. He describes the development of xray services in the Arab world as well as the trials and tribulations of introducing Western medicine. The author knew many of the leaders of the Arab states and went to tea with the Bin Ladens. He has a knowledge second to none, of what makes the Arab world tick and, come to that, what makes it explode. His love of mountains, instilled in him at an early age, took him to the Karakorum, the Garwhal, and Everest, as well as Turkey, the Pyrenees and the Alps. In particular he describes expeditions to the Himalayas at the end of that 'Golden Decade' when the major peaks submitted for the first time; and prior to commercial exploitation. Vissza