Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953

Best of Enemies is surely destined to stand alongside Marjane Satrapi s Persepolis as a graphic history of the Middle East. A must read for anyone interested in learning, or teaching, about the region. Mark Levine, professor of history at UC-Irvine and author of Heavy Metal Islam

In the third volume of their graphic history of US and Middle East relations, Jean-Pierre Filiu and David B. take in the tumultuous period that began with Iraq s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and ended with Obama s decision, in 2013, not to intervene in Syria.

Spanning the First Gulf War, the rise of al-Qaeda, the military response to September 11, and the present conflict in Syria, Best of Enemies: Part Three is propelled by a clash between four presidents and their Middle Eastern antagonists: on the one hand, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama; on the other, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and Bashar al-Assad. Covering 30 years of conflict and diplomacy, Best of Enemies: Part Three is a breezy and engaging guide to the events that shaped the politics of today.