false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg 52142 9 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 thirty years, <i>The Great War for Civilisation </i>unflinchingly chronicles the tragedy of the region from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution; from the American hostage crisis in Beirut to the Iran-Iraq War; from the 1991 Gulf War to the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. A book of searing drama as well as lucid, incisive analysis, <i>The Great War for Civilisation </i>is a work of major importance for today's world. 1738276 2005 The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East total:393|5:237|4:121|3:29|2:5|1:1| 393 1767 817 114 5 2 false false Thu Jul 16 14:42:33 -0700 2009 Sat May 24 04:12:53 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 16 14:42:33 -0700 2009
Sorrow. Indignation. Dismay. Abhorrence. Horror. Disgust. Wrath. All the things that haunt you through the nights.

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This book is a literary opus. It is extremely well-written; and I am talking of a book of 1,000 plus pages. Surprisingly, it is written in the first person; based on interviews and up front experiences. The author has lived in the Middle East for over thirty years and t...more...]]> 5 4 false false Mon Sep 01 16:06:21 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 16:06:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 15:41:53 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 09:37:39 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 08 09:37:02 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 09:51:31 -0700 2009 Could not put it down.
I want to declare that this book gave me a complete re-awakening in my thoughts about global geo-politics.
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This book should be read by everyone who thinks they have an opinon about the Middle East.

Simply put, if you have not read Fisks book, you do not know what you are talking OR thinking about.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=52142