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The Middle East Since 1945 (Teach Yourself History)
by Stewart Ross
from Teach Yourself Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• It's succinct. It's well written. It's informative.
  It's the kind of book you'd expect young M16 agents to have on their bedside table.
  Quick and easy to read, Ross' the Middle East Since 1945 is detailed throughout but does not get wrapped around the axels of any one issue - just a punchy and well written page or two on the main issues and protagonists post the second war. It would read most like an intelligence briefing were it not for the colour that this author adds to the writing in an unbiased and mature fashion. 5 out of 5.

• Lazy Account of Events
  This book feels lazy and half-hearted in its attempt to explain the recent history of the Middle East. There are two main faults at work here.
  Firstly, the work is shoddily referenced. Details of events, comments on personalities and anecdotes are often presented with no references cited. Where is the author drawing his information from? How are we to draw our own conclusions on the validity of what is written without knowing how many sources were consulted are how biased they were? Where sources do... more info

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