Big Dave’s Reviews > A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East > Status Update

A fascinating romp through a formative portion of modern history. It shows how shortsighted political opportunism, great power squabbling, and local agency and interpersonal acrimony laid groundwork for the modern conflicts which have swallowed the region. Rich with well sourced anecdotes, it has moments of hilarity, tragedy, sickening atrocity, and staggering arrogance which makes the book a joy to read.