An amazing compilation of, and objective research into, Muslim warfare. Especially useful for government and military leaders who must deal with Muslims in combat situations. The author has taken 230 Muslim battles from the years 624 through the Afghanistan-Iraq war and, combined with incisive evaluation of scripture from the Qur'an as used by Muslim warriors, has deducted some surprising--and highly useful--patterns of warfare and combat behavior that will prove enormously useful in dealing realistically with Muslim combatants should their present anti-Western operations continue throughout the world.

Includes maps of: A Conventional Geographical Image of eh Primary "Muslim World"; Persian, Byzantine, and Abyssinian Empires Circa A.D. 630; The Environs of Mecca and Medina; Muslim Empires after Muhammad

Approaching the Qur'an and its proponents -- The Qur'an's passages on peace, terror, and war -- Muhammad as a military commander -- The Qur'an and Muslim wars, 632-1984 A.D. -- Some recent and current "Muslim" wars -- Interpretation of the Qur'an and of Muslim warfare -- Insights : how the Qur'an can help in peace and in war with its proponents -- Towards peace and understanding.