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A Muslim Manual of War being Tafrij al-kurub fi tadbir al-hurub by ‘Umar ibn Ibrahim al-Awsi al-Ansari, Edited and translated by George T. Scanlon: Free online facsimile anniversary editionOne of the first three books published by the AUC Press after its foundingin 1960 was A Muslim Manual of War, an annotated editing and translation ofa hitherto little-known fifteenth-century Arabic manuscript on the art ofwar, prepared by George Scanlon, then embarking on his career to become oneof the most respected scholars in the field of Islamic art, architecture,archaeology, and history. Now, in celebration of 50 years of the AUC Press,and in honor of Professor Scanlon’s recent retirement after an illustriouscareer, most recently as professor of Islamic art and architecture in theDepartment of Arab and Islamic Civilizations at the American University inCairo, the AUC Press is proud to make available once again this longout-of-print book, as a freely accessible scanned facsimile with a newIntroduction by the author and a Foreword by eminent scholar CaroleHillenbrand, a former student of Professor Scanlon.The anniversary edition is available for free download through the AUC Presswebsitehttp://aucpress.com/p-4740-a-muslim-manual-of-war.aspx- or directly via this link:http://www.aucpress.com/freeebooks/Scanlon_A_Muslim_Manual_of_War.pdf