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# Peace to End All Peace, 20th Anniversary Edition

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Review: Well-written, comprehensive treatment of the orgins the modern Middle East - Although somewhat intimidating at first due to its length and the density of the material, this is probably the best elucidation available of the complex events one hundred years ago that led to the creation of the borders of what we now know as the Middle East. The writing is quite good, the illustrations provide a welcome break, and the maps are helpful. It is essential reading for anyone trying to make sense of the endless problems in that part of the world.
Review: Coffee with Professor Fromkin - As I read this wonderful book, I conjured a fantasy of a White House meeting held a couple of months before the Bush Administration’s fateful 2002 decision to invade Iraq. In attendance were the usual suspects: Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Condi Rice, Colin Powell, Dick Rumsfeld, et al. But some sage attendee had also suggested the inclusion of Professor Fromkin who was asked to reflect on the notion of such an adventure in light of his study of the history of the Middle East. The professor went on for a couple of hours describing the events leading up to, and then following, the allied victory in World War One: the British change of heart about the essential integrity of the Ottoman Empire; the second and third thoughts about the Balfour Declaration; the ex parte division by the allies of the human and territorial spoils of war; the resultant festering resentment of foreign domination; the brutal machinations of the occupiers (especially the French in Algeria and elsewhere); the interwoven, ever-lasting, invariably brutal sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia…the list went on and on. The government officials sat in rapt fascination at the professor’s tale. They thanked him for his visit, and upon his departure, took just moments to conclude that any such invasion would be a historically tragic mistake. Of course, such a conclave was never convened. Despite many attendees’ knowledge of the same history Professor would have recounted, the invasion decision was taken and its predictable (if someone were listening and thinking) consequences dog us and the rest of the world to this day. We history buffs are especially enamored of Santayana’s observation that, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” But I guess governments don’t read history books, no less invite an authority on a particular region or period in for a coffee and a chat before a momentous and irreversible decision is made. More’s the pity. The upshot is this: if you believe your knowledge of the Middle East is not quite what it should be and you wonder from time to time why certain events happen and others do not in this perpetually troubled part of the world, just read this book. Then you will know what our Iraq invasion decision makers didn’t...or chose to forget.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #48,922 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Turkey History (Books) #42 in World War I History (Books) #53 in Israel & Palestine History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 554 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well-written, comprehensive treatment of the orgins the modern Middle East
*by J***H on February 25, 2024*

Although somewhat intimidating at first due to its length and the density of the material, this is probably the best elucidation available of the complex events one hundred years ago that led to the creation of the borders of what we now know as the Middle East. The writing is quite good, the illustrations provide a welcome break, and the maps are helpful. It is essential reading for anyone trying to make sense of the endless problems in that part of the world.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Coffee with Professor Fromkin
*by T***N on August 9, 2016*

As I read this wonderful book, I conjured a fantasy of a White House meeting held a couple of months before the Bush Administration’s fateful 2002 decision to invade Iraq. In attendance were the usual suspects: Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Condi Rice, Colin Powell, Dick Rumsfeld, et al. But some sage attendee had also suggested the inclusion of Professor Fromkin who was asked to reflect on the notion of such an adventure in light of his study of the history of the Middle East. The professor went on for a couple of hours describing the events leading up to, and then following, the allied victory in World War One: the British change of heart about the essential integrity of the Ottoman Empire; the second and third thoughts about the Balfour Declaration; the ex parte division by the allies of the human and territorial spoils of war; the resultant festering resentment of foreign domination; the brutal machinations of the occupiers (especially the French in Algeria and elsewhere); the interwoven, ever-lasting, invariably brutal sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia…the list went on and on. The government officials sat in rapt fascination at the professor’s tale. They thanked him for his visit, and upon his departure, took just moments to conclude that any such invasion would be a historically tragic mistake. Of course, such a conclave was never convened. Despite many attendees’ knowledge of the same history Professor would have recounted, the invasion decision was taken and its predictable (if someone were listening and thinking) consequences dog us and the rest of the world to this day. We history buffs are especially enamored of Santayana’s observation that, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” But I guess governments don’t read history books, no less invite an authority on a particular region or period in for a coffee and a chat before a momentous and irreversible decision is made. More’s the pity. The upshot is this: if you believe your knowledge of the Middle East is not quite what it should be and you wonder from time to time why certain events happen and others do not in this perpetually troubled part of the world, just read this book. Then you will know what our Iraq invasion decision makers didn’t...or chose to forget.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read slowly to absorb the details. Record page numbers on the last page for going back for review.
*by M***Z on February 11, 2025*

Most informative. It shows how politicians work for their own aggrandizement, and rarely for the people, whom they use as mere pawns. The book gives a valuable insight into how the Middle East got to where it is today. Unfortunately, not much has changed in political policy.

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