Holy Land, Unholy War

Oct 19, 2024 5:23 PM

Author:Anton La Guardia

There are few more compelling and more tragic issues in the world today than the bitter struggle between Palestinians and Israelis. Their tiny patch of land, desperately crowded and with few resources, has been a focus for so many years of rival claims and counter-claims that it has become almost impossible to make sense of the daily reporting. The best guide to the region is Anton La Guardia’s highly acclaimed Holy Land, Unholy War. More than any other book, Holy Land, Unholy War disentangles myths and realities and gives a brilliantly clear and thoughtful picture of an unhappy place. This new edition is fully revised and updated to late 2006.

Reviews

Paul Strathern's enthralling description of this bizarre imperial adventure reads like Conrad's Heart of Darkness...as a piece of storytelling, it is a masterpiece

—— Daily Telegraph

To begin with, the book leaps off the shelf-display into the hands: the dustjacket is a remarkably fine reproduction of a painting of Napoleon...This is an illuminating and most engaging book

—— Spectator

Superb... Strathern tells the appalling tale of the forced marches across endless deserts...with commendable gusto

—— Andrew Roberts , Sunday Telegraph

An ambitious and wonderfully detailed saga

—— Financial Times

This is popular narrative history at its best

—— Independent on Sunday

A comprehensive and gripping read, as great an overview of war and hubris as can be managed in 400 pages

—— Scotland on Sunday

A well-written, fast-paced narrative... This book is a welcome and readable addition to the ever-growing library of books about this French colossus

—— BBC History Magazine

As a stirring narrative of doomed military endeavour, his book could hardly be bettered

—— Sunday Times

His account of the 6 week odyssey to Alexandria provides an intimate portrait of the squalid, fetid life on board eighteenth century ships, and his description of the successive stages of the expedition are well-judged. He also captures the tensions of the occupation with skill

—— Herald

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