This history, originally written in 1937 and condensed in 1943 for wartime reading, is a brief primer on the history of the Arab people.

Includes index. Arabic collection. Condensation of the author's: History of the Arabs from the earliest times to the present.

Arabs, Moslems and Semites --- The Original Arab, the Bedouin --- On the Eve of the Rise of Islam --- Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah --- The Book and the Faith --- Islam on the March --- The Caliphate --- Conquest of Spain --- Social and Cultural Life Makes a Start --- The Glory --- That Was Baghdad --- The Life of the People --- Science and Literature --- The Fine Arts --- Cordova: Jewel of the World --- Contributions to the West --- The Cross Supplants the Crescent --- The Crusades --- The Last Dynasty --- The Arab Lands in the Modern World.