JOHN WALTER JANDORA, a Vietnam veteran who received his doctorate from the University of Chicago, spent five years with the Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program. Being activated as a reserve officer during the Gulf War, he served at the Pentagon and with the U.S. Central Command Staff in Riyadh. He is the author of The March from Medina: A Revisionist Study of the Arab Conquests (1990).

• Preface Bibliographic Abbreviations Introduction Glossary: Terms and Names with Militaristic Significance Islamic Dynasties of the Arab East Warfare in Arab Traditions The Mystique of the Raid The Archetypal Victories of Islam The Struggle Within and Without the Islamic Domain (Fitna and Jihad) Military Roles in Medieval Islam The Muslim Warriors of Medieval Times: Alien Troops and Arab Militias The Defeat of the Infidels Arab Armies in the Modern Age The Break with the Ottoman Past The Struggle with Israel The Quest for Regional Dominance Index