Bard, Mitchell Geoffrey,   1959-  <br/><br/>
The complete idiot's guide to Middle East conflict / 
 Middle East conflict 
by Mitchell G. Bard. 
 - Third edition 
 - New York, N.Y.,   Alpha Books,  2005. 
 - xxix, 476 pages :   illustrations, maps ;   24 cm. 
 - Complete idiot's guide  .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. In the beginning. Who cares about the Middle East? ; The chosen people<br/>pt. 2. Religion and politics mix. Welcome to the empire ; The crescent moon ; The nationalist wave<br/>pt. 3. The great war's spoils. Trouble brews in Palestine ; This land is my land, this land is your land ; Fighting Hitler and Great Britain ; A state of their own ; The Jewish war of independence<br/>pt. 4. A state for the Jews. The wanted and the unwanted ; We've got a state: now what? ; War over Suez<br/>pt. 5. War and peace. Six days to victory ; No war, no peace ; Israel's day of infamy ; Peace at last ; Israel's Vietnam<br/>pt. 6. Inching toward peace. Sticks and stones and breaking bones ; Saddam crosses the line ; Bush turns the screws<br/>pt. 7. Why can't we all get along? The oldest city's new rulers ; The shot heard 'round the world ; O Jerusalem! ; Arabia and beyond ; Shifting Arabian sands ; Middle East terrorism and its victims ; So close, yet so far ; Mapping the road to peace ; Waiting for the Messiah 
<br/><br/> Describes the historical background of the region, looks at its wars and terrorist attacks, and recounts the intervention of Western nations 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1592574106 (alk. paper) 9781592574100 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005928082 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--History--20th century.<br/>Medio Oriente --Historia --Siglo XX<br/>Oriente Medio-- Historia--Siglo XX.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>439 DS 62.8  / B245c 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.04