"Lords of the desert" by James Barr. It's an eye-opening 20th century history of the Middle East. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36592392-lords-of-the-des

"Lords of the desert" by James Barr. It's an eye-opening 20th century history of the Middle East. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36592392-lords-of-the-desert https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36592392-lords-of-the-de... (technically published in 2018, but I only read it this year)