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Review: A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle That Shaped the Middle East, by James Barr

The Blurb 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; François Georges-Picot a diplomat with a grudge. The deal they … Continue reading

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