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The Commander - Fawzi al-Qawiqji and the Fight for Arab Independence 1914-1948 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R509
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The Commander - Fawzi al-Qawiqji and the Fight for Arab Independence 1914-1948 (Hardcover)

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Revered by some as the Arab Garibaldi, maligned by others as an intriguer and opportunist, Fawzi al-Qawuqji manned the ramparts of Arab history for four decades. As a young officer in the Ottoman Army, he fought the British in World War I and won an Iron Cross. In the 1920s, he mastered the art of insurgency and helped lead a massive uprising against the French authorities in Syria. A decade later, he reappeared in Palestine, where he helped direct the Arab Revolt of 1936. When an effort to overthrow the British rulers of Iraq failed, he moved to Germany, where he spent much of World War II battling his fellow exile, the Mufti of Jerusalem, who had accused him of being a British spy. In 1947, Qawuqji made a daring escape from Allied-occupied Berlin, and sought once again to shape his region's history. In his most famous role, he would command the Arab Liberation Army in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. In this well-crafted, definitive biography, Laila Parsons tells Qawuqji's dramatic story and sets it in the full context of his turbulent times. Following Israel's decisive victory, Qawuqji was widely faulted as a poor leader with possibly dubious motives.The Commander shows us that the truth was more complex: although he doubtless made some strategic mistakes, he never gave up fighting for Arab independence and unity, even as those ideals were undermined by powers inside and outside the Arab world. In Qawuqji's life story we find the origins of today's turmoil in the Arab Middle East.

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Imprint: Saqi Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: February 2017
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-0-86356-166-5
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN: 0-86356-166-7
Barcode: 9780863561665

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