TY  - BOOK
AU  - Neild,David
ED  - Great Britain.
TI  - A Soldier in Arabia
SN  - 1909339636
AV  - DS 247. T88 N45 2015
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Surbiton, Surrey
PB  - Medina Publishing
KW  - Neild, David.
KW  - United Arab Emirates
KW  - History, Military
KW  - 20th century
KW  - fast
KW  - Military history
N1  - "Foreword by HH Skeikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (page 168) and index; Chapter 1: A general to the rescue -- Chapter 2: Sharjah and beyond -- Chapter 3: Berlin, the Beatles, and John F Kennedy -- Chapter 4: "Three inch' -- Chapter 5: 'Shiny B' -- Chapter 6: Soldier of fortune -- Chapter 7: Long Farewell to Ras Al Khaimah -- Chapter 8: Back to Sharjah -- Chapter 9: Life after the Gulf -- Chapter 10: Ras Al Khaimah then and now
N2  - 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
ER  -