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by Robert Fisk (Author)
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  • Paperback: 1392 pages
  • Publisher: HarperPerennial (2 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841150088
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841150086
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 6.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,746 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Phew, What a Scorcher!, 20 Mar 2006
This review is from: The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East (Hardcover)
You don't have to be a fan of Robert Fisk to realise that this is an important book. Aim-off if he irritates you, but read the damn thing. It is hugely long, but hugely informative. It took me over two months to read, but is the best book of its type I have ever read. The best bits are when Fisk writes about events he has witnessed at first-hand. The parts on the Iran/Iraq war are masterly. And, for those who mighty expect a long diatribe on Israel/Palestine...well there isn't one. Yes, it plays an important part in the book, but it isn't the focus.

Buy it in hardback or wait until the paperback is available. It's your choice. But I urge you to read this important historical work.

I am, however, glad now not to have to lug the thing in my rucksack to read to/from work on the train!

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52 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Horror! The Horror!, 20 Dec 2006
By Mr. Alexander Vella "erezija" (Brussels) - See all my reviews
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I first became aware of Robert Fisk (I am not a keen follower of English journalism) after listening online to a talk Fisk gave a year ago, which is essentially the foreword to this book. His strident, urgent yet tender voice would not leave me and it was with this voice ringing in my mind that I read "The Great War for Civilisation"

This book should be obligatory reading for all those with even a passing interest in 20th century history. Here is a first hand account of events which have shaped our present and will continue shaping our increasingly bleak future. It is essential that we are aware of the forces behind the news headlines and Robert Fisk does just that while "keeping it real", staying on the ground, among the people, the victims and survivors of horrific slaughter. This book is essential reading because the author does not flinch from the horror, and miraculously (and here is where Fisk climbs head and shoulders above the competition) he does so with extreme impartiality. If there's one thing the reader will come away with after reading this massive tome is that all sides have their hands dipped in the blood of the innocent, west, north, south, east, christian, muslim, jew, kurd, shia, sunni, white house, downing street, saddam hussein and khomeni, arafat, turkey etc etc... the list goes on and on... a depressing yet strangely empowering read.
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63 of 70 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal, 4 Jun 2007
By Mohamed Abdulmalik (Kingdom of Bahrain) - See all my reviews
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There are many bad things you could say about this book, it is big, heavy and the font is just too small. Also, if you are more than forty years of age you would have lived most of this history yourself and have your own opinion about it. Despite that I could not put the book down, and was sad when it finished in three weeks. I have decided to add it to one of the five none-holy books that I am going to leave for my children (I still have three more to add to the list). I have also decided to gift it to all my dear American friends as it would save me the long chats trying to explain to them why the Middle East is never appreciative of their efforts to civilize us.

The book is very much like a very will directed documentary. It will keep you on your toes following Mr. Fisk through the many front lines he has been to, will make you cry when he describes the aftermath of savage bombardments and jail treatments, laugh at his silly little adventures and remarks. Most of the time you will just set back and admire the guy.

Not many people will like Mr. Fisk's direct comments. In fact I would be surprised if he has any friend left in the any of the governments including his own.

Highly recommended.
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Obligatory reading. This is without doubt one of the best books (of its genre) I have read for years. Insightful, deeply informative and brutally honest. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fisky boy hits 'em hard
So, I am half tempted to write this review taking the mick of the overt left-wing bias that reeches from every page. But it wouldn't do the book justice. Read more
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This is a War And War broad sweep of recent middle eastern history. It's fact not fiction, and all the more terrible for it. Read more
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Probably one of the few books to which the overused `tour de force' can rightly be applied, Fisk's massive tome is as thorough an exploration of the labyrinthine twists and turns... Read more
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