Pity the region

Augustus Richard Norton reviews Fisk's new book in The Nation. He has a fair rendering, I thought:

The Great War for Civilisation is 1,000-plus pages of history with attitude. It is not an impartial reading of contemporary Middle East history, but it is generally clear-eyed and consistently unflinching. The book seals Robert Fisk's place as a venerable, indispensable contributor to informed debate in and about the Middle East. If there are no realistic remedies on offer, there is generous informed criticism and a storehouse of rare detail and erudite reportage that serve as testimony to an exceptional career, one that is unmatched in its sustained intensity, moral introspection and courage.

I'm not finished with it yet, but I would recommend it to others. Great War is a beast, in terms of size, but it goes by pretty quickly.