Download or read book Setting the Desert on Fire written by James Barr and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "During World War I, the region now known as the Middle East was a turbulent, violent zone, as warring Western powers scrabbled for resources and influence while the locals--the Arabs and the Turks of the Ottoman Empire--fought their own battles and found their own allies" -- inside cover.