John Bagot Glubb
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Lieutenant General; Chief of General Staff, The Arab Legion, Amman, Jordan, 1939–56. Author of War in the Desert and others.
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Ibn Saud founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 after unifying Najd and the Hejaz, following decades of military campaigns during his rule in Riyadh (1902–53). He later initiated the exploration for oil in his kingdom, although the rapid wealth and development of his country had only just…
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