Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Oren Michael B.)(Paperback)

Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Oren Michael B.)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The first comprehensive account of the epoch-making Six-Day War, from the author of Ally--now featuring a fiftieth-anniversary retrospective Though it lasted for only six tense days in June, the 1967 Arab-Israeli war never really ended. Every crisis that has ripped

Six Days - How the 1967 War Shaped the Middle East (Bowen Jeremy)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliantly compelling new history of the 1967 Six-Day War, by the BBC's distinguished former Middle East

1967 - Israel, the War and the Year that Transformed the Middle East (Segev Tom)(Paperback / softback)

* A vivid account of the year 1967 and the impact it made on the Middle East and the rest of the

Six-Day War 1967: Operation Focus and the 12 Hours That Changed the Middle East (Aloni Shlomo)(Paperback)

The story of how the Israeli Force achieved one of the most audacious and important air power victories in history, wiping out enemy air forces more than twice its own size in a single morning. This new illustrated study examines the planning, execution and aftermath of Operation Focus showing how

Ottoman Endgame - War, Revolution and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923 (McMeekin Sean)(Paperback / softback)

A single-volume history of the Ottoman empire's decade-long war for survival. Beginning with Italy's invasion of Ottoman Tripoli in September 1911, the opening salvo in what would soon spiral into a European conflict, it concludes with the establishment of Turkish independence in the Treaty of

A History of the Modern Middle East (Cleveland William L.)(Paperback)

A History of the Modern Middle East examines the profound and often dramatic transformations of the region in the past two centuries, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the impact of US foreign policies. Built around a framework of political

The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East (Fisk Robert)(Paperback)

A sweeping and dramatic history of the last half century of conflict in the Middle East from an award-winning journalist who has covered the region for over forty years, The Great War for Civilisation unflinchingly chronicles the tragedy of the region from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian

A History of the Modern Middle East: Rulers, Rebels, and Rogues (Anderson Betty S.)(Paperback)

A History of the Modern Middle East offers a comprehensive assessment of the region, stretching from the fourteenth century and the founding of the Ottoman and Safavid empires through to the present-day protests and upheavals. The textbook focuses on Turkey, Iran, and the Arab countries of the

Lawrence in Arabia - War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Anderson Scott)(Paperback / softback)

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller 2014New York Times top ten bestseller 2014Amazon.com's Top Ten History Books of the Year 2014New York Times Book of the Year 2014'Fascinating... Masterly' Max Hastings, Sunday

Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran (Eigner Saeb)(Paperback)

Artistic expression in the Middle East is experiencing something of a renaissance. Domestic patronage is flourishing, and an impressive array of new museums and art fairs across the region is helping to stimulate international interest in an increasingly influential movement. Art of the Middle East

Thirteen Days in September - The Dramatic Story of the Struggle for Peace in the Middle East (Wright Lawrence)(Paperback / softback)

A gripping account of the Camp David summit and the first peace treaty in the modern Middle

The Making of Casino Royale (1967) (Richardson Michael)(Paperback)

Asfuriyyeh: A History of Madness, Modernity, and War in the Middle East (Abi-Rached Joelle M.)(Pevná vazba)

The development of psychiatry in the Middle East, viewed through the history of one of the first modern mental hospitals in the region.ʿAṣfūriyyeh (formally, the Lebanon Hospital for the Insane) was founded by a Swiss Quaker missionary in 1896, one of the first modern psychiatric hospitals in

After Hitler - The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe (Jones Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The fascinating and little-known history of the last days of the Second World War in

Art of the Middle East (Eigner Saeb)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive guide to modern and contemporary art of the Middle East and Arab world since 1945. Includes more than 500 colour illustrations, a guide to Arabic script and biographies of the 200-plus featured

Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971 (Saikia Yasmin)(Paperback)

Fought between India and what was then East and West Pakistan, the war of 1971 led to the creation of Bangladesh, where it is remembered as the War of Liberation. For India, the war represents a triumphant settling of scores with Pakistan. If the war is acknowledged in Pakistan, it is cast as an

Great War for Civilisation - The Conquest of the Middle East (Fisk Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Robert Fisk's bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical

The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East - Nicholas Morton

How the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages.For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near East, but these religious wars are only part of the region's complex history. As The Mongol Storm reveals, during the same

Contested Lands: A History of the Middle East Since the First World War (Fraser T. G.)(Pevná vazba)

A history of the last century of tensions in the Middle East. Until the First World War, the Ottoman Empire had dominated the Middle East for four centuries. Its collapse, coupled with the subsequent clash of European imperial policies, unleashed a surge of political feeling among the people of

State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East (Owen Roger)(Paperback)

Roger Owen has fully revised and updated his authoritative text to take into account the latest developments in the Middle East. This book continues to serve as an excellent introduction for newcomers to the modern history and politics of this fascinating region. This third edition continues to

Battle of the Four Courts: The First Three Days of the Irish Civil War (Fewer Michael)(Paperback)

The Irish Civil War began at around four o'clock in the morning on June 28, 1922. An 18-pounder artillery piece commanded by soldiers loyal to Michael Collins and the new Irish government began to fire on the Four Courts--a beautiful 18th-century complex of buildings that housed Ireland's highest

Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula (Khalili Laleh)(Paperback)

A wide-ranging account of shipping and capitalism in the Middle East On the map of global trade, China is now the factory of the world. A parade of ships full of raw commodities -iron ore, coal, oil- arrive in its ports, and fleets of container ships leave with manufactured goods in all directions

Lawrence of Arabia's War: The Arabs, the British and the Remaking of the Middle East in WWI (Faulkner Neil)(Paperback)

A wealth of new research supports this groundbreaking account of the Arab Revolt and the Palestine Campaign during WWI. The author provides insights into Lawrence's peculiar genius, the collision of tradition with modernity, and the beginnings of the insurgencies that today inflame the Middle East

A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa (Beinin Joel)(Paperback)

This book offers the first critical engagement with the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa. Challenging conventional wisdom on the origins and contemporary dynamics of capitalism in the region, these cutting-edge essays demonstrate how critical political economy can illuminate