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Armies of Sand asks, 'why have Arab militaries fought so poorly in the modern era?' It examines the performance of over two-dozen Arab militaries from 1948 to 2017, and compares them to a half-dozen non-Arab militaries, to conclude that politics, economics, and culture all contributed to the past weakness of Arab armies.

ARAB COUNTRIES--ARMED FORCES--HISTORY --- MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE--ARAB COUNTRIES--HISTORY --- ARAB COUNTRIES--MILITARY POLICY --- Military art and science --- Economic development --- Art et science militaires --- Développement économique --- History. --- Histoire. --- Arab countries --- Pays arabes --- Armed Forces --- Military policy. --- Forces armées --- Politique militaire.