The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In
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From a leading expert in Arabic history, an engaging history of the great Islamic expansion that carved out an empire from Spain to Asia San Diego Union-Tribune Send a copy to the frat boys in the State Department...in the hope that they might remember the past so the rest of us aren't condemned to repeat it.
List of Illustrations and Maps viiAcknowledgements xxvPreface 1Foreword: Remembrance of Things Past 12The Foundations of Conquest 34The Conquest of Syria and Palestine 66The Conquest of Iraq 98The Conquest of Egypt 139The Conquest of Iran 169Into the Maghreb 200Crossing the Oxus 225The Road to Samarqand 255Furthest East and Furthest West 296The War at Sea 324Voices of the Conquered 344Conclusion 363Notes 377Bibliography 398Index 409
