Proconsul to the Middle East: Sir Percy Cox and the End of Empire Hardcover – Illustrated, 30 April 2010

I liked this book and recommend it. I have a copy of Graves' biography of Cox which concentrates on the man. This book is more a history of the period round the Great War and immediately after but emphasises Cox's role and importance to British decision taking.The writing is clear, concise and informative. I felt at the end of a good read that my understanding of events in the Middle East had increased not only in the time the book addresses but the results that have occurred since.The thing that surprised me was that not all the British were blind imperialists but that some were aware of the impact of putting different Muslim sects and tribes under the same ruler(s). Imperial politicians in far away London and Paris were never concerned with the locals only in how they could digest the bits of the Ottoman Empire they wanted.[[ASIN:0956639100 Queen of Clubs.