Legacy -- The age of the dictator -- Walking on windows -- Painting Othello black -- 'You have your mission -- and I have mine' -- 'The gloves are coming off, gentlemen...' -- The dog in the manger -- The Israeli empire -- 'Going wild' -- How brave our warships looked that dawn -- The awakening -- The wounded tiger -- 'Dear Moussa...' -- The men in white socks -- The surgeon with the bloodstained hands

In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off. An extraordinary chronicle of Fisk's trademark rigorous journalism, historical analysis and eyewitness reporting. Fully immersed in the Middle East and critical of the West's ongoing interference, Fisk was committed to uncovering complex and uncomfortable truths that rarely featured on the traditional news agenda