A Peace to End All Peace

The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East

Pages: 635
Published: 1990
Language: English

This book explores how the modern Middle East was shaped by the decisions made by the Allied powers during and after World War I. It delves into the diplomatic relations and political maneuvers that led to the region's current state, offering a detailed account of a critical period in global history.

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David Fromkin

David Henry Fromkin (August 27, 1932 – June 11, 2017) was an American historian, best known for his interpretive account of the Middle East, A Peace to End All Peace (1989), in which he recounts the role European powers played between 1914 and 1922 in creating the modern Middle East. The book was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Fromkin wrote seven books, ending in 2007 with *The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt an...