A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East

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Length
635 pages
Author
David Fromkin
Eras
Age of Global Civilization (1844-present)
Types
History
A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
Synopsis
"David Fromkin tells the story of how the colonial re-adjustments made by England and France during World War I in anticipation of the demise of the Ottoman Empire were ultimately responsible for the continuing mess that is the modern Middle East. It is a story that has been told many times, but seldom with such eloquence and rarely with such a sure eye for the telling detail. Mr. Fromkin has the gift of explication and the ability to really see the big picture. From the fateful voyage of the German warships Goeben and Breslau to the violent death of Enver Pasha in the wilds of Central Asia, and from the fictions of TE Lawrence to the cynical accomodations of Sykes and Picot, the reader is conducted expertly through an incredible but factual story whose ending has yet to be determined." [Amazon]
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Released
2001
Location
Europe & Mideast
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