When God Made Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921

摘要

History, as Mark Twain may well have said, rhymes, and for Iraq this certainly appears to be the case. Charles Tripp noted that this may be more about the logic of imperial power than it is the irreducible essence of history. Charles Townshend's superb book, When God Made Hell, offers ample evidence on both counts.