The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-1920
Eugene Rogan's remarkable book recreates one of the most important but poorly understood fronts of the First World War. For four centuries the Ottoman Empire had been one of the most powerful states in Europe as well as ruler of the Middle East. By 1914 it had been drastically weakened and circled by numerous predators waiting to finish it off.
The Fall of the Ottomans
The final destruction of the Ottoman Empire - one of the great epics of the First World War
The Arabs: A History
The extraordinary story of the Arab world, from defeat and colonization to independence and astonishing wealth.