The victors of W.W.I created modern Middle East, but little has been written and even less is known about Iraq during W.W.I. Similar to his earlier works on Persia, Majd combines extensive research of U.S. State Department archives with official British sources to create a timely history of Iraq from 1910 to 1918 that will promote a better understanding of subsequent Iraqi and Middle Eastern history. "Mohammad Gholi Majd has provided historians with valuable insight into Iraq during these pivotal yearsssss" --2008, International Journal of Middle East Studies "Mohammad Gholi Majd has provided historians with valuable insight into Iraq during these pivotal years" --2008, International Journal of Middle East Studies Mohammad Gholi Majd holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University. He is the author of The Great Famine and Genocide in Persia, 1917-1919 , and The Great American Plunder of Persia's Antiquities, 1925-1941 , both from the University Press of America.