The Reasons for the Arab Military Defeat in Palestine, Wasfi al-Tal, 1955

Issued by the publications of the Permanent Alumni Conference on the Issues of the Arab World in Arabic and written by Wasfi al-Tal, this archival item shows short research on the reasons for the Arabs' military defeat in Palestine. It first deals with the Germans' study of the reasons for their defeat in World War I and how they dealt with it, then it confirms that the Arabs' defeat in Palestine was military, and deals with the most important causes of defeat, including: - Miscalculation of the situation. - Lack of military readiness. - Multiple leaders. - Poor fighting plan. - Loss of security and initiative. The research concludes that the way to victory is through unity and preparation.