{"product_id":"arabian-assignment-operations-in-oman-and-the-yemen-paperback-1","title":"Arabian Assignment: Operations in Oman and the Yemen - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Smiley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis remarkable memoir provides fascinating insight into two conflicts that arose in southern Arabia in the decades following the Second World War. It should be essential reading for anyone who enjoys the work of Dan Mills, Mark Urban and Adam Jowett.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen years after serving as an SOE agent in World War Two David Smiley was invited to take command of the Sultan's armed forces in Muscat and Oman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the help of an SAS contingent, helicopters, supply aircraft and rocket-firing Venoms, in addition to the Sultan's own forces, Smiley led a brilliant campaign against the Saudi-backed insurrection in the mountainous terrain of the Jebel Akhdar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo years after the successful conclusion of this conflict Smiley was invited once again to the Arabian Peninsula, but this time to support and advise royalist forces in the Yemen against a republican coup. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet, this book is not only about guerrilla tactics and armed conflict but also provides vivid insight into the Arab way of life in the 1950s and 1960s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It is a splendid tale, excellently told\" \u003ci\u003eBritish Army Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For students of guerrilla war ... this book is required reading\" Julian Amery, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"everyone will enjoy [this] straightforward account of a little-known part of the world written by an honest soldier with no axe to grind.\" \u003ci\u003eRUSI Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"exciting reading\" Bernard Fergusson, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Smiley's must be the best and most authoritative account of this action\" \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"a highly readable story of personal adventure.\" \u003ci\u003eInfantry Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eArabian Assignment\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the activities that Smiley undertook during the course of the Jebel Akhdar War in Oman and the North Yemen Civil War, both of which have shaped the history of the Arabian Peninsula to this day. It is brilliant account of irregular warfare from one of its most influential proponents.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52457021767987,"sku":"9781800550094","price":27.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YU44eVp0Sk1xdHVUaG1pZXliVDQyQT09_56da3bc1-d514-4a44-a2ac-b30a26bf71fa.webp?v=1759165007","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/arabian-assignment-operations-in-oman-and-the-yemen-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}