Book 2008

Setting the Desert on Fire

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Publisher: W. W. Norton
Language: English
Published: 2008

History of specific subjects
History
History - General History
Arabian Peninsula
Europe - Great Britain - General
Middle East - General
Military - World War I
General

"During World War I, the region now known as the Middle East was a turbulent, violent zone, as warring Western powers scrabbled for resources and influence while the locals--the Arabs and the Turks of the Ottoman Empire--fought their own battles and found their own allies" -- inside cover.