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A first-person narrative account of revolution, terrorism, and war during history's violent return to Lebanon after fifteen years of quiet. Michael J. Totten's version of events in one of the most volatile countries in the world's most volatile region is one part war correspondence, one part memoir, and one part road movie.

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Northern Lebanon is a land in turmoil. Long under the sway of the Assad regime in Syria, it is now a magnet for Sunni Muslim jihadists inspired by anti-Western and anti-Shi'a worldviews. The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East describes in harrowing detail the struggle led by an active minority of jihadist militants, some claiming allegiance to ISIS,

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The October War or "Yom Kippur" War of 1973 was precipitated by the Arab states of the Middle East, primarily Egypt and Syria, in an attempt to force Israel to the negotiating table. This work details the Syrian assault on the strategically vital Golan Heights.

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In the second of his two-volume analysis of the Yom Kippur War, Simon Dunstan details the fighting in the Sinai, culminating in Operation Gazelle, the Israeli attack on the Suez Canal. Although defeated militarily, Egypt did ultimately succeed in forcing the Israelis back to the negotiating table.

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An essential analysis of Turkeys unique blend of military and civilian authoritarianism

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"A layman's guide to the history--political, religious, and cultural--that led us to the current challenges plaguing the Middle East [covering] the major interests and actors in the region, from Israel to ISIS, and [helping] to spin a narrative of the evolution of violence and conflict in this age-old hotbed of unrest"--ONIX annotation

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In April 2003, after a month of heavy bombardment, Baghdad fell under coalition forces' control. This book details the stabilization operations and the experiences of US Task Force 1st Armored Division, who lived and fought under extreme conditions and whose activities were center stage in a controversial debate surrounding the occupation.

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The contributors to this text on the origins of modern Jordan have based their approach on original fieldwork and archives in Jordan, rather than on foreign archives, and avoid viewing the Jordanian state in the context of British imperial policy and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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A timely and unprecedented examination of how the modern Middle East unravelled, and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979

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The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won.

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An engaging and incisive history of British prime ministers' post-war entanglements in the Middle East, from Anthony Eden in Egypt to David Cameron in Syria.

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Years ago a significant part of the political, religious, intellectual, and terrorist leadership of the Arab world declared an all-out war against the documented history of the Middle East and America's role in the Muslim world. "Blaming the Victim" is the first wave in a counterattack against that Arab war on history.

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A definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world's first superpower.

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A definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world's first superpower.

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Previously published as 1001 Inventions: Muslim heritage in our World in Manchester, Great Britain: Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation, 2007

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The world of Amenhotep, Tutankhamun and Ramses is a story of survival and human ingenuity, which flourished into the enduring civilisation of the Ancient Egyptians, as the first people of North Africa gathered around the Nile to create a legacy that lives with us today. This gorgeous Collector's Edition is a companion to Egyptian Myths and Legends.

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Between 1945 and 1970, America replaced Britain as the dominant power in the Middle East in an extraordinary role reversal. Lords of the Deserttells this story.

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Beginning with the late Bronze Age and moving through to the present day, this is the definitive history of Palestine and its people.