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1、OSPREY·MEN-AT-ARMSSERIESrob•TextbyPETERYOUNGColourplatesbyMICHAELROFFEPublishedinEnglandbyOspreyPublishingLtd,1'.0,Box25.i07OxfordRoad,Reading,BerkshireCopyright'972OspreyPublishingLtd.ThisbookiseopyrighledundertheBerneCOllvention.Allrightsreserved.Apanfrom:myfairde
2、alinglorthepurposeofprivatestudy,research,criticismorTCview,as~rmilledundertheCop)·rightAct,1956,nopanofthispublicationrna)'Ix:reproduced,sloredinarctric'alS)'Slcm,ortransmittcdinanyformorbyanymcans,elcclronic.electrical,chemical,mechanical,optical,photo•copying,re
3、cordingorothcrwisc,withoutthcpriorpermissionofthccopyrighto,'ner,Enquiriesshouldbeaddressed10thePublishcrs.I"ish10recordmygralitudeto~lajorW.F.Woodhouse,R.T.R.,whohasrenderedmethegreatestassistanceinpreparingthiswork.Commissionedin1948,heservedasacaptainintheArabLe
4、gionfrom1953to1956.HewasTechnicalAdjutant10theArmouredBrigadeandIhen10the3rdTankRcgimenl,andhisknowlcdgeoftheweaponsandvehiclesoftheArmoUl'edBrigadehasbeenparticularlyhelpful.Sincelea,jngtheLegionhehasqualifiedattheRoyal~Iilital)'CollcgeofScience,andiscurrentlyempl
5、oyedatthe~"ililal)'VehiclesandEngineeringEstablishmcnt.LikesomanyolherBritishsoldiers•includingmysclf-BillWoodhouselooksbackonhisthreeyearswiththeArabLegionasbeingamongthehappiestinhisArmycareer.PrintedinGreatBritainbyjarrold&SonsLtd,:'orwich18~IayArahLegionentersJ
6、erusalem.25May•IIJuneFightingroundLatrun.IIJune•9JulyCeascfirc,followedbyfurtherfight•ingroundLatrun.19493AprilIsraeli-TransjordanArmisticesigned.KingAbdallahassassinated.1953192014-15OctoberPeakeformstheArabLegion.OctoberTheQibyaIncident.DefeatofthelVahhabisbyR.A.F
7、.1954TheJerusalemIncident.atZiza.30June•Anglo-TransjordanTreatyand'2JulyTheBcitLiqyaIncident.Legionestablishmentreduced.1955JordanapplicationtojoinBaghdadGlubbarri'estoformtheDesertPact.Egyptian-inspiredriots.Patrol.19561932IMarchGlubbandotherBritishofficersJulyLas
8、ttribalraid.dismissed;ArabLegionbecomesArabrisinginPalestine.Formation'TheJordan.rabArmy'.ofDesertilechanizedForce.1939CampaignagainstAr
