Over twenty editions of this book have been released, authored by one of the leading British journalists. The author uniquely combines reporting on the realities of war with political analysis: It is an epic narrative of the conflict in Lebanon by an author who was personally a witness to the massacres in Beirut for more than two decades. Fisk's book details a devastating war, but it also tells a story of betrayal, misjudgment, and the Western short-sightedness that inevitably led to a political and military disaster. This fully updated and revised book informs us of the recent developments with a harrowing and disturbing account of the Israeli massacre in Qana. This renewed edition includes additional chapters and coverage of the July 2006 war. Robert Fisk's profound book on the intense suffering of Lebanon is one of the standout publications of our recent times, and also one of the most deeply painful and resilient works born from the experience of enduring hardship. Fisk's journalistic investigations have a power one expects from reporters but rarely receives." Edward Said "It is a horrific and disturbing testimony to the failure of politics to protect humans from themselves." Sunday Times "The mere accumulation of eyewitness reports has an irrefutable persuasive power." The Observer "Robert Fisk is one of the leading correspondents of this generation. There is no one like him as a war correspondent." Financial Times

Publishing house: شركة المطبوعات للتوزيع و النشر Number of Pages: 904 Year of publication: 2008