A peace to end all peace: the fall of the ottoman empire and the creation of the modern Middle East, 1914-1922 [1st Owl books ed] 9780805068849, 0-8050-6884-8

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A peace to end all peace: the fall of the ottoman empire and the creation of the modern Middle East, 1914-1922 [1st Owl books ed]
 9780805068849, 0-8050-6884-8

Table of contents :
Content: At the Crossroads of History --
Kitchener of Khartoum Looks Ahead --
Britain is Drawn into the Middle Eastern Quagmire --
Subversion --
The Allies at the Nadir of Their Fortunes --
New Worlds and Promised Lands --
Invading the Middle East --
The Spoils of Victory --
The Tide Goes Out --
Storm over Asia --
Russia Returns to the Middle East --
The Middle Eastern Settlement of 1922.

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