| Description |
xii, 450 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"First published in Great Britain in 2011 under the title A line in the sand : Britain, France, and the struggle for the mastery of the Middle East."--T.p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
Pt. 1: The carve-up, 1915-1919. Very practical politics ; Monsieur Picot ; Enter T. E. Lawrence ; Allenby's man ; I want Mosul ; Deadlock -- Pt. 2: Interwar tensions, 1920-1939. The crusader ; Revolt in Iraq ; The best and cheapest solution ; The Druze revolt ; The crushing of the Druzes ; The pipeline ; Revenge! Revenge! ; Fighting terror with terror ; Placating the Arabs -- Pt. 3: The secret war, 1940-1945. A king in exile ; A squalid episode ; Completely intransigent, extremely rude ; Envoy extraordinary ; Dirty work ; Another Fashoda ; Friends in need ; Trop de zèle ; The murder of Lord Moyne -- Pt. 4: Exit, 1945-1949. Time to call the shots ; Got to think again ; The American League for a Free Palestine ; French and Zionist intrigues ; Last post |
| Summary |
Uses recently declassified French and British government documents to describe how the two countries secretly divided the Middle East during World War I and the effect these mandates had on local Arabs and Jews |
| Subject |
Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1914-1945
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- France
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France -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
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France -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- France
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Sykes, Mark, 1879-1919
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Georges-Picot, François, 1870-1951
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| ISBN |
0393344258 (pbk.) |
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9780393070651 |
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