Capsule Review January 1944 Issue The Middle East: Crossroads of History by Eliahu Ben-HorinReviewed by Robert Gale WoolbertAbout the Author: My FA Anthologies Read more by Robert Gale Woolbert In This Review The Middle East: Crossroads of History By Eliahu Ben-Horin Norton, 1943 248 pp. $3.00 Purchase Facebook Twitter Email My FA Saved Articles Print A none-too-careful review of the history of Egypt, the Arab countries, Iran and Afghanistan. The anti-Arab tone of the book detracts from its usefulness.