“For five hundred years, Baghdad had been a city of palaces, mosques, libraries and colleges. Its universities and hospitals were the most up-to-date in the world. Nothing now remained but heaps of rubble and a stench of decaying human flesh.”
Quote by John Bagot Glubb
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John Bagot Glubb
John Bagot Glubb was a British soldier born on April 16, 1897, and died on March 17, 1986. He is known for his military experience in the Arabian Peninsula, serving as a military advisor to Iraq and establishing the famous Arab Legion. Glubb is respected for his deep understanding of the Middle East and his military skills. more