false 828484 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178735899m/828484.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178735899s/828484.jpg The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 52142 9 1738276 2005 The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East total:404|5:241|4:127|3:29|2:6|1:1| 404 1813 836 116 29437 4.45 632 163 22860940 693262 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.48 366 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 2 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.

If there’s one history book...more...]]> 31890752 1484029 525966 1400041511 9781400041510 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175541723m/525966.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175541723s/525966.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525966.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.90 10
Passionate in his concerns about the region and relentless in his pursuit of the truth, Fisk has been able to enter the world of the Middle East and the lives of its people as few other journalists have. The result is a work of stunning reportage. His unblinking eyewitness testimony to the horrors of war places him squarely in the tradition of the great frontline reporters of the Second World War. His searing descriptions of lives mangled in the chaos of battle and of the battles themselves are at once dreadful and heartrending.

This is also a book of lucid, incisive analysis. Reaching back into the long history of invasion, occupation and colonization in the region, Fisk sets forth this information in a way that makes clear how a history of injustice “has condemned the Middle East to war.” He lays open the role of the West in the seemingly endless strife and warfare in the region, traces the growth of the West’s involvement and influence there over the past one hundred years, and outlines the West’s record of support for some of the most ruthless leaders in the Middle East. He chronicles the ever-more-powerful military presence of the United States and tracks the consequent, increasingly virulent anti-Western–and particularly anti-American–sentiment among the region’s Muslim populations.

Fisk interweaves this history with his own vividly rendered experiences in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon–on the front lines; behind the scenes; in the streets of cities and villages; and inside military headquarters, the hideouts of guerrillas, the homes of ordinary citizens. Here, too, are indelible portraits of Osama bin Laden, Ayatollah Khomeini and Yassir Arafat, among others–all of whom he has met face-to-face–revelatory in their apprehension of the individuals and the ideologies they represent.

Finally, The Great War for Civilisation is the story of journalists in war: of their attempts to report the first, impartial drafts of history, to monitor the centers of power, to challenge authority (“especially . . . when governments and politicians take us to war”) and to battle an increasingly partisan worldwide media in their determination to report the truth.

Unflinching, provocative, brilliantly written–a work of major importance for today’s world.]]> 2005 5 2 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Sep 03 05:16:26 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 17:13:40 -0700 2008 A Tour de Force...

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...]]> 31759714 1058994 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 4 false Mon Sep 01 16:06:21 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 16:06:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2181883 137705 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 4 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 15:41:53 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:09:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 48596811 1920608 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 0 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.
For a few years, I had grown utterly contempt with global po...more...]]> 77093063 1415047 828484 1841150088 9781841150086 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178735899m/828484.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178735899s/828484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828484.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.56 16 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 4 6 false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 07:50:31 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 00:08:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 13668714 256936 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 0 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 17:54:38 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 17:57:50 -0800 2008 47829490 2058262 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Feb 28 16:38:40 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 17:07:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73617776 2523282 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 3 0 false Tue Oct 06 07:37:25 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 07:52:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45561341 2002857 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 1 false Sat Mar 21 17:58:39 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 06 09:47:24 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 21 17:58:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 50963618 1287201 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 0 false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 16:04:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 18:09:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 24324144 1231784 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 2 false Thu Jun 12 09:18:42 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 09:28:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19197177 583049 525966 1400041511 9781400041510 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175541723m/525966.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175541723s/525966.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525966.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404
Passionate in his concerns about the region and relentless in his pursuit of the truth, Fisk has been able to enter the world of the Middle East and the lives of its people as few other journalists have. The result is a work of stunning reportage. His unblinking eyewitness testimony to the horrors of war places him squarely in the tradition of the great frontline reporters of the Second World War. His searing descriptions of lives mangled in the chaos of battle and of the battles themselves are at once dreadful and heartrending.

This is also a book of lucid, incisive analysis. Reaching back into the long history of invasion, occupation and colonization in the region, Fisk sets forth this information in a way that makes clear how a history of injustice “has condemned the Middle East to war.” He lays open the role of the West in the seemingly endless strife and warfare in the region, traces the growth of the West’s involvement and influence there over the past one hundred years, and outlines the West’s record of support for some of the most ruthless leaders in the Middle East. He chronicles the ever-more-powerful military presence of the United States and tracks the consequent, increasingly virulent anti-Western–and particularly anti-American–sentiment among the region’s Muslim populations.

Fisk interweaves this history with his own vividly rendered experiences in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon–on the front lines; behind the scenes; in the streets of cities and villages; and inside military headquarters, the hideouts of guerrillas, the homes of ordinary citizens. Here, too, are indelible portraits of Osama bin Laden, Ayatollah Khomeini and Yassir Arafat, among others–all of whom he has met face-to-face–revelatory in their apprehension of the individuals and the ideologies they represent.

Finally, The Great War for Civilisation is the story of journalists in war: of their attempts to report the first, impartial drafts of history, to monitor the centers of power, to challenge authority (“especially . . . when governments and politicians take us to war”) and to battle an increasingly partisan worldwide media in their determination to report the truth.

Unflinching, provocative, brilliantly written–a work of major importance for today’s world.]]> 2005 5 0 false Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 09:04:05 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 16:33:12 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 15180068 868614 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 0 false Fri May 01 22:42:22 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 11 15:12:40 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 07 00:40:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 13606128 686971 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 0 false Sat Jan 26 06:27:32 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 06:22:45 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 06:26:16 -0800 2008 Combining a novelist's talent for atmosphere with a scholar's grasp of historical sweep, foreign correspondent Fisk (Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon) has written one of the most dense and compelling accounts of recent Middle Eastern history yet. The book opens w...more...]]> 402025 37333 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 5 0 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 23 17:20:12 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 24 00:59:08 -0700 2007
Robert Fisk man...more...]]> 28697455 1377621 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 0 0 false Tue Jul 29 20:07:19 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 20:55:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 50234235 2155953 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 0 0 false Mon Mar 23 18:22:11 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 18:24:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 60115746 2415551 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 0 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 17 19:40:53 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 19:44:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51482441 133418 52142 1400075173 9781400075171 103 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049m/52142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170385049s/52142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52142.The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East 4.49 404 The Great War for Civilisation 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, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.]]> 2005 0 0 false Sat Apr 04 09:59:05 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 10:00:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=828484