William R. Polk

William R. Polk's books

Understanding Iraq: The Whole Sweep of Iraqi History, from Genghis Khan's Mongols to the Ottoman Turks to the British Mandate to the American Occupation

3.76 avg rating — 407 ratings

Understanding Iran: Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei

3.88 avg rating — 370 ratings

Violent Politics: A History of Insurgency, Terrorism, and Guerrilla War, from the American Revolution to Iraq

4.06 avg rating — 233 ratings

Crusade and Jihad: The Thousand-Year War Between the Muslim World and the Global North

4.15 avg rating — 99 ratings

The Birth of America: From Before Columbus to the Revolution

3.63 avg rating — 112 ratings

Polk's Folly: An American Family History

3.68 avg rating — 37 ratings

The Arab World Today: Second edition

3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings

Neighbors and Strangers: The Fundamentals of Foreign Affairs

4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings

Humpty Dumpty The Fate of Regime Change

4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings

Passing Brave

4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings