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A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the struggle that shaped the Middle East by James Barr (Paperback, 2012)
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Line in the Sand : Britain, France and the Struggle That Shaped the Middle East, Paperback by Barr, James, ISBN 1847394574, ISBN-13 9781847394576, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East
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A fascinating insight into the untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East. In 1916, in the middle of the First World War, two men secretly agreed to divide the Middle East between them. Sir Mark Sykes was a visionary politician; Francois Georges-Picot a diplomat with a grudge. They drew a line in the sand from the Mediterranean to the Persian frontier, and together remade the map of the Middle East, with Britain's 'mandates' of Palestine, Transjordan and Iraq, and France's in Lebanon and Syria. Over the next thirty years a sordid tale of violence and clandestine political manoeuvring unfolded, told here through a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including T. E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle. Using declassified papers from the British and French archives, James Barr vividly depicts the covert, deadly war of intrigue and espionage between Britain and France to rule the Middle East, and reveals the shocking way in which the French finally got their revenge. 'The very grubby coalface of foreign policy ... I found the entire book most horribly addictive' Independent 'One of the unexpected responses to reading this masterful study is amazement at the efforts the British and French each put into undermining the other' The SpectatorProduct Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-139781847394576
eBay Product ID (ePID)113213821
Product Key Features
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2012
Number of Pages464 Pages
Publication NameA Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle That Shaped the Middle East
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorJames Barr
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Width130 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJames Barr
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- 30 Mar, 2025
It's a book. Front and back cover, lots ...
It's a book. Front and back cover, lots of pages, and thousands of words!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 May, 2020
Interesting book
I love It, is base on true conspiracy.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 31 Aug, 2021
Excellent book
Very informative about the division of the spoils following the fall of the Ottoman EmpireVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Jan, 2024
Enlightening
All you need to know about the Middle EastVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Jul, 2016
A well written historical document
Easy reading, covering a complex period in Middle East history. Compelling reading. A book to read before visiting the area.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
