Reviews for For the Children's Sake

The average rating for For the Children's Sake based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-04-27 00:00:00 Eldon Kochab I think this is an important book, even though it ends in 1992, just after the first Gulf War. It provides a detailed history of the Arab people through the millennia, and of today's Arab states over the decades of the twentieth century. What is striking to me is how similar today's situation is, although perhaps more extreme, to how it has been in the past, and how Western responses have always tended to increase, rather than ameliorate,frustration and desperation. I recently visited the UAE, and have also been to Egypt, so found the topic especially interesting, being able to picture the landscape. The book would have benefitted by more maps, a timeline of events, and a glossary of terms and acronyms. Other than that, I found it very informative, well-written, and fascinating.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-04-07 00:00:00 Kenneth Gilmer Old school book here, so its a bit long winded and i found it a bit hard going reading it cover to cover. However, it does provide a solid background of why the middle_east / north africa is so fractured and will be for a long time.