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He had an interest in science fiction from the time he was a teenager. After a nuclear world war iii has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern australia await the radioactive cloud that is heading their way and bringing certain death to everyone in its path. Author james barr is the author of setting the desert on fire. 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. Between 1945 and 1970, america replaced britain as the dominant power in the middle east in an extraordinary role reversal. During the research for a line in the sand he was a visiting fellow at st. Alexander james barr studierte moderne geschichte am lincoln college in oxford. Britains struggle with america to dominate the middle east. Jun 20, 2014 according to james barr, author of the book a line in the sand. A line in the sand james barr haftad 9781847394576 bokus. James barr is the author of a book called a line in the sand.
James waddel, 18391915 the breaking crucible, and other translations of german hymns english as. His second book, a line in the sand, on anglofrench. Lines in the sand an american soldiers personal journey in. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a line in the sand. James barrs a line in the sand begins in the archives in 2007, where the author stumbled upon a recently declassified british intelligence memorandum from early 1945. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. James barr born 1976 is a british author of a number of historical works on the middle east. The end product could very well have been a little dusty and dry.
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