In this concise and readable book Stephen Kinzer takes the reader on a tour of modern Middle Eastern history, highlighting the errors, alliances and betrayals all acted out for what was shortsightedly seen as being in the interest of Western states.

The bestselling author of All the Shahs Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the CIAs secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and 60s.

The bestselling author of All the Shah's Men and The Brothers brings to life the forgotten political debate that set America's interventionist course for the twentieth century and beyond.

Offers information on the many exciting transformations in Turkey's government and politics that have kept it in the headlines. This book also shows how developments in both American and European policies (and not only the war in Iraq) have affected this unique and perplexing nation.

The bestselling author of The Brothers and All the Shah's Men tells the astonishing story of the man who directed the CIA's secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and '60s.