At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher

The Sykes-Picot Agreement was one of the defining moments in the history of the modern Middle East. Yet its co-creator, Sir Mark Sykes, had far more involvement

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Went Wrong? tells the story of his extraordinary life After September 11, Americans who had never given much th

"With a new foreword 'Hamas and the uncharted seas'"--Cover.

The Middle East of today emerged from decisions made by the allies during and after the first World War. This extraordinarily ambitious, vividly written account