The Best Middle East History Documentaries

History - 39 free documentaries about middle east history.

Start with Decadence and Downfall In Iran: The Greatest Party In History (76 min, Real Stories), then 1979 Iranian Revolution, Explained (54 min, Timeline). All 39 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on middle east history is A Peace to End All Peace by David Fromkin.

• Decadence and Downfall In Iran: The Greatest Party In History (76 min, Real Stories)
• 1979 Iranian Revolution, Explained | Last Persian Shah (54 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Palestine vs Israel: What Ignited The Ongoing Conflict | Promises & Betrayals (52 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Cooking A Biblical Meal In Jerusalem | The Naked Archaeologist (23 min, Absolute History)
• The Entire Israel-Palestine War Explained! (137 min, ENDEVR)
• Golda Meir: The Controversial ‘Iron Lady’ Of Israel (77 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• King Baldwin IV: The Tragic Leper King Of Jerusalem (66 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Iraq After Saddam (44 min, HISTORY)
• Was The Exodus A Myth? Uncovering The Truth Of Ancient Israel (44 min, Odyssey)
• Palestinians & Israelis Locked Up Together: Inside Israel's Jails (59 min, Real Stories)
• The History Of The Israelite Settlement In Canaan | Archeology (22 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Israel Lobby in the US - VPRO documentary - 2007 (51 min, VPRO Documentary)
• Germans in Israel. Israelis in Germany (43 min, DW Documentary)
• Israel - May 1948: The Battle for Jerusalem (53 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The Truth Behind The Fall Of Iran | Death Of The Shah (85 min, Real Stories)
• A Royal Coup: The Bloody Fall Of House Shah | Asia's Monarchies (51 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Battle of Salamis: Ancient Greece's Climactic Naval Battle With Persia (53 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Who Was The Black Prince Of Jerusalem? | The Naked Archaeologist E3 (23 min, Absolute History)
• Israel’s Broken Society: How the Country is being Ripped apart! (54 min, ENDEVR)
• What Would Have Happened If The Siege Of Jerusalem Was Successful? | Naked Archaeologist (24 min, Odyssey)
• The Myth Of The Masada (22 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• State of Alert Israel style - VPRO documentary - 2017 (47 min, VPRO Documentary)
• The World's Most Enduring Conflict: Meet the People of Israel and Palestine (40 min, ENDEVR)
• The Tinderbox: A Story of Israel & Palestine (91 min, Real Stories)
• The New Jerusalem (23 min, VICE)
• How the Russian Elite is Shaping Israel | God's Business (23 min, ENDEVR)
• The Complete History of the Ancient World's Greatest Wars: Greece, Persia & Rome (99 min, Odyssey)
• Inside the 1979 Iran Revolution (53 min, Real Stories)
• A visit back to Israel (28 min, DW Documentary)
• Understanding the Israel-Palestine Wall: Unpacking the Controversy (78 min, Real Stories)
• Soldiers for Israel (49 min, VPRO Documentary)
• Jerusalem: The Complex City Divided by Ultra-Orthodox Jews and Palestinians (60 min, Real Stories)
• Jerusalem: The World’s Most Fragile Cultural Collision (59 min, Real Stories)
• The Hidden Lives Of Jerusalem: Beyond the Headlines (60 min, Real Stories)
• Jerusalem’s Most Guarded Secrets Exposed (60 min, Real Stories)
• P.S. Jerusalem: Journey through a fractured Society (83 min, ENDEVR)
• The Divided Promised Land (35 min, VPRO Documentary)
• What Happened During The Suez Crisis Of 1956? (20 min, Our History)
• The impact of President Trump's Jerusalem decision, Russia probe continues (24 min, PBS)

Top-Rated Books About Middle East History

1. A Peace to End All Peace by David Fromkin (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
2. Lawrence in Arabia by Scott Anderson - View on Amazon
3. The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
4. Jerusalem by Simon Sebag-Montefiore - View on Amazon
5. Six Days of War by Michael B. Oren - View on Amazon
6. A history of the modern Middle East by William L. Cleveland - View on Amazon