Lords of the Desert Britain's Struggle with America to Dominate the Middle East & A Line in the Sand Britain, France and the Struggle That Shaped the Middle East By James Barr 2 Books Collection Set

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively:\nLords of the Desert Britain's Struggle with America to Dominate the Middle East & A Line in the Sand Britain, France and the Struggle That Shaped the Middle East By James Barr 2 Books Collection Set:\nLords of the Desert: Britain's Struggle with America to Dominate the Middle East:
Upon victory in 1945, Britain still dominated the Middle East. She directly ruled Palestine and Aden, was the kingmaker in Iran, the power behind the thrones of Egypt, Iraq and Jordan, and protected the sultan of Oman and the Gulf sheikhs. But her motives for wanting to dominate this crossroads between Europe, Asia and Africa were changing. Where 'imperial security' - control of the route to India - had once been paramount, now oil was an increasingly important factor. So, too, was prestige. Ironically, the very end of empire made control of the Middle East precious in itself: on it hung Britain's claim to be a great power.\nA Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle That Shaped the Middle East:
In 1916, in the middle of the First World War, two men secretly agreed to divide the Middle East between them. Sir Mark Sykes was a visionary politician; Francois Georges-Picot a diplomat with a grudge. The deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the Entente Cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the Mediterranean to the Persian frontier. Territory north of that stark line would go to France; land south of it, to Britain. Against the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries Britain and France would rule.