My understanding of the history of what we now refer to as the Middle East was almost non-existent before reading this engaging history of the region from shortly before the Great War up to the current time. The Ottoman Empire, Winston Churchill, The Great Game, The Russian Revolution, John Buchan, Lawrence of Arbia, Making the World Safe for Democracy, and the beginnings of Zionism all come to focus in this mysterious region of the globe. I highly recommended A Peace to End All Peace as a great work of history and relevant to the news of the hour.
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