12. The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East

By Robert Fisk

Published by Harper Perennial in 2006

First published by Fourth Estate in 2005

From Amazon: The history of the Middle East is an epic story of tragedy, betrayal and world-shaking events. It is a story that Robert Fisk has been reporting for over thirty years. His masterful narrative spans the most volatile regions of the Middle East, chronicling with both rage and compassion the death by deceit of tens of thousands of Muslims, Christians and Jews.

Peter Limbrick: This is an account I value and trust. It gives good coverage of the plight of children and families caught up in conflict and killed or damaged by it.