Lebanon: The Fractured Country

by David Gilmour

Explains the causes of the civil war in Lebanon, describes the ideologies of the major factions, and examines the results of foreign intervention

Genres: History, Middle East, Nonfiction, Lebanon

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

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Sir David Robert Gilmour, 4th Baronet is a Scottish author. He is the first son of Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, 3rd Baronet, and Lady Caroline Margaret Montagu-Douglas-Scott, the youngest daughter of the 8th Duke of Buccleuch. HRH Princess Margaret was his sponsor at his Christening. He became the 4th baronet on the death of his father in 2007.

Gilmour was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.

Gilmour is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL).

He lives in Edinburgh with his wife and four children.

Reviews

[Giuseppe Spanò]

Ho letto la versione in italiano. Ottimo testo che descrive bene tutte le sfaccettature di una guerra civile condita e manovrata da scelte, interlicutori e attori internazionali. Da leggere nell'ottica degli anni in cui è stato scritto. A volte premonitore delle vicende odierne.

[Marc Sader]

There are many books about the history of Lebanon, up to and including it's civil war. However, Gilmour makes a compelling case in this book regarding the Lebanese people and the cause and consequence of the civil war. No other book focuses on that point.

Gilmour tells a story without missing the details, however you can tell from his writing when he is outraged and by which political party/member. His subjective view is quite difficult to hide, which made me give it 3 stars.