The Fate of Empires - Sir John Glubb

If you notice any issues or have any feedback then let me know in the comments. Link to pdf version: This is not the same particular edition that I am reading but it seems to be the same word for word. TipJar - Some people have asked for this and I would appreciate it too! Thanks for listening. Sir John Glubb Bio: Sir John Bagot Glubb, better known as Glubb Pasha (16 April 1897 – 17 March 1986), was a British soldier best known for commanding Transjordan's Arab Legion 1939-1956. During World War I, he served in France and was then transferred to Iraq in 1920, a British colony at the time. Educated at Cheltenham College, he became an officer of the Arab Legion in 1930. The next year he formed the Desert Patrol, an exclusively Bedouin force, to curb the raiding problem that plagued the southern part of the country. Within a few years he had managed to get the Bedouin to abandon their habit of raiding neighbour tribes and the raids were soon a thing of the past. In 1939, Glubb succeeded Frederick G. Peake as the commander of the Arab Legion. During this period, he transformed the legion into the best trained force in the Arab world. He remained as the commander of the Arab Legion until March 2, 1956 when he was dismissed by King Hussein who wanted to distance himself from the British after the Suez War. He spent the remainder of his life lecturing and writing books and articles, mostly on the Middle East and his experiences with the Arabs. His nickname “Abu Hunaik“ referred to his crooked jaw, a legacy of the First World War. The word “hunaik“ was unfamiliar to me and I enquired of some Bedouin friends what it meant. They misunderstood me. “Abu Hunaik? He was an Englishman, a soldier and a friend to the Bedouin a long time ago. It was he who built the fort at Wadi Rum“. This is quite remarkable when one realises that these particular men were born more than 20 years after Glubb's definitive departure from the Middle East. They were vague about the name “Glubb Pasha“ though... Since retirement, he has published sixteen books, chiefly on the Middle East, and has lectured widely.