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Inhoudelijk zeer sterk met goed beargumenteerde conclusies. Two menone a visionary british politician mark sykes, the other a veteran french diplomat francois georgespicotsecretly drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontier. From the british and french archives, james barr vividly depicts the covert. A line in the sand by james barr in 1916, in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between them. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Apr 26, 2012 a line in the sand barr sir, james on. Territory north of this stark divide would go to france.
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