Faysal: Saudi Arabia's King for All Seasons

A solid assessment of a poorly understood monarch's policies, this new historical biography adds significant new details on King Faysal, certainly one of the Arab World's towering figures. The reader is invited to judge for himself and while extremists and fundamentalists (whether they happen to be Jewish, Christian or Muslim) will be unhappy with its findings, the narrative provides rare insights on the King's thinking based on primary documents, speeches given by the King, declassified documents, and interviews with former American diplomats who knew Faysal well.