This is the updated an enlarged edition of "Faces of Lebanon". It includes the murder of Hariri, the Syrian withdrawal of Lebanon and the UN investigation. It takes into account recent events in the country, which will be available in December 2005. It is an unbiased overview of Lebanon since 1920, from geography and land squabbles to political leaders and their maneuverings.

Product Description: At the outset of the 21st century, perhaps the most interesting feature of the Levant (in Arabic, Bilad al-Sham), in the midst of an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim Arab world, is the command of the entire coastal zone from Cilicia south to Sinai either by non-Arabs or by Arabs who are not Sunni Muslims...read more

The famous 65th Regiment from Puerto Rico and its exploits are chronicled here, with details of its formation during World War II and its heroic conduct during the Korean War. Reprint.

In this work, William Harris makes no attempt to hide his affection for Lebanon (his wife is a Shi'i Muslim, and his family frequently visits the country). However he seeks to present a relatively unbiased overview of Lebanon since 1920, from geography and land squabbles to political leaders and their manoeuvrings. He offers a balance between the wry asides of taxi drivers and floating local tales on the one hand and interviews with such luminaries as the chairman of the Palestine National Council on the other. It is only in his conclusion that the author really lets loose his anger about the troubles that he has studied, observed and recorded.