Evaluates World War I in the Middle East and its links to present-day conflicts, assessing the destruction of the region's Ottoman political system, and the emergence of competing interests.

Overture. The route to war -- Mesopotamia. To the Garden of Eden -- Besieged at Kut -- To Baghdad and beyond -- On to Mosul -- The Caucasus, Armenia, Anatolia and Persia. Sarikamiş faciasi -- The Turks fight back -- Anatolia invaded -- Armenia, Azerbaijan and Persia -- The Dardanelles and Gallipoli. To Constantinople! -- Landings and stalemates -- A failure of leadership -- Egypt, Palestine and Syria. Suez and Sinai -- To the gates of Palestine -- Through Gaza to Judaea -- By way of Armageddon -- Aftermath and conclusions. Defeat and victory, dismemberment and renewal.