Asad : The Struggle for the Middle East

Patrick Seale
University of California Press
 9780520069763
0-520-06976-5

This is a book in the finest tradition of investigative scholarship. The research is awesome. . . . Seales great strength is his ability to explain the confusing kaleidoscopic nature of Middle Eastern diplomacy. He understands the game being played and also knows the players. . . . [An] impressive book.Los Angeles Times Book Review