Ibn Saud grew to manhood living the harsh traditional life of the desert nomad, a life that had changed little since the days of Abraham. Equipped with immense

The ultimate biography of the warrior-politician who founded Saudi Arabiain 1932 and created one of the world's most powerful nations.

This biography is the first in English for nearly 30 years. It re-examines the life of a curiously neglected but important figure in twentieth-century history,

Ibn Saud grew up living the harsh traditional life of the desert nomad, then during his adolescence in Kuwait, studied the ways of great imperial powers. Thus e

In June 1916 outside the Grand Mosque at Mecca, the Arab Revolt was proclaimed by the Sharif of Mecca, Hussein ibn Ali, with Britain's full backing of his autho