Christopher Catherwood: "Churchill's Folly" (Carroll & Graf)

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Christopher Catherwood: "Churchill's Folly" (Carroll & Graf)

A British historian talks about how the country of Iraq was originally founded in the aftermath of World War I -- and about how the decisions made by the British in the 1920s affected Iraq's history up to the present day.

A British historian talks about how the country of Iraq was originally founded in the aftermath of World War I -- and about how the decisions made by the British in the 1920s affected Iraq's history up to the present day.

Guests

Christopher Catherwood

author and historian, has taught at Cambridge University and at the University of Richmond in Virginia.

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