Robert Fisk's bestselling narrative offers a vivid look at the events that have shaped the Middle East, with intense journalistic reporting and insightful historical analysis. The history of the Middle East is an epic tale filled with tragedies, betrayals, and global events. Robert Fisk has been documenting this history for over thirty years, covering the most turbulent regions of the Middle East with anger and compassion for the deaths of tens of thousands of Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

Robert Fisk's remarkable story is also the narrative of a journalist at war – learning about the attacks of September 11th while on a passenger plane, reporting from a bombed Baghdad, and conducting interviews with Osama bin Laden. It portrays the courage and frustration of a life dedicated to writing the first draft of history.