David Pryce-Jones was born in Vienna in 1936. He studied modern history at Magdalen College, Oxford. His career has included spells teaching creative writing in Iowa and in California, as well as being a special correspondent for the Daily Telegraph covering international assignments including the Middle East wars of 1967 and 1973. His publications include nine novels, and twelve works of non-fiction. Among the latter are <i>The Closed Circle</i> and <i>The Strange Death of the Soviet Union</i>. His latest book, <i>Betrayal: France, the Arabs and the Jews</i>, will be published in the fall by Encounter Books. Since 1999, he has been a senior editor of <i>National Review</i>. 
hardcover, by David Pryce-Jones — David Pryce-Jones believes that France has done more damage to the Middle East than any other country, backing Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian cause, supporting Saddam Hussein, giving safe harbor to the Ayatollah Khomeini. One aim of these policies was to sponsor the Arabs' belief that they could be incorporated into a Franco-Arab power bloc that might one day rival the United States.[...]
