New Book: Witness to Partition in the Middle East WWI - WWII

posted on: Mar 19, 2015

William Yale was born into the Anglo-American power elite in the late nineteenth century. After graduating from Yale University (founded by one of his forebears), he joined the Standard Oil Company and was sent to Palestine where he met Lawrence of Arabia, Chaim Weizmann, as well as leading Palestinians and Turks. He left Palestine when WWI broke out but returned as an intelligence agent for the United States government.

Janice Terry is Professor emeritus of Eastern Michigan University and adjunct Professor at Marietta College, Ohio. She is author of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Role of Lobbies and Special Interest Groups (2005). Her other publications include: The Wafd 1919-1952: Cornerstone of Egyptian Political Power (1982), co- author of World History, 5th ed. (2012), The Twentieth Century and Beyond, 7th ed. (2008), co-editor and contributor of World History, 7 vols. (2008).

Table of Contents
Prologue: Jerusalem 1914
1. Youthful Adventures
2. Life in Palestine: 1913-1917
3. Diplomatic Deceptions
4. Military and Political Maneuvers in Palestine
5. Great Expectations: The King-Crane Commission
6. Dividing the Spoils: The 1920’s Partitioning of the Middle East
7. Interlude: Interwar Years 1920’s-1930’s
8. WWII and U.S. Palestine Policy
9. No End of Conflict: United States Policy Failures
10. Old Age: Reflections

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