Neild, David

A soldier in Arabia / David Neild - Surrey : Medina Publishing Ltd., c2015. - 176 p. ; xvi p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.



ch. 1 A General to the Rescue
ch. 2 Sharjah and Beyond
ch. 3 Berlin, the Beatles, and John F Kennedy
ch. 4 "Three Inch'
ch. 5 `Shiny B'
Plate section between pages 96 and 97
ch. 6 Soldier of Fortune
ch. 7 Long Farewell to Ras Al Khaimah
ch. 8 Back to Sharjah
ch. 9 Life After the Gulf
ch. 10 Ras Al Khaimah Then and Now.

A Soldier in Arabia reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the events which lead up to and followed the creation of the present day United Arab Emirates in December 1971, followed, a few months later, with Ras Al Khaimah joining the Federation.

9781909339637

953.57 NE SO