Lawrence in Arabia
Subtitle: war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East
By: Scott Anderson
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 575
ISBN-13: 9781782391999; 9781782392002; 9781782392026; 9781782392019
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Campaigns; World War, 1914-1918; Great Britain; Great Britain. Army; Military campaigns; Soldiers; Biography; History
Description: The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War One was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, 'a sideshow of a sideshow'. Amidst the slaughter in European trenches, the Western combatants paid scant attention to the Middle Eastern theatre. As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power. At the centre of it all was Lawrence. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist excavating ruins in the sands of Syria; by 1917 he was battling both the enemy and his own government to brin.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Playboys in the holy land; title: A very unusual type; title: Another and another nice thing; title: To the last million; title: A despicable mess; title: The keepers of secrets; title: Treachery; title: The battle joined; title: The man who would be kingmaker; title: Neatly in the void; title: A mist of deceits; title: An audacious scheme; title: Aqaba; title: Hubris; title: To the flame; title: A gathering fury; title: Solitary pursuits; title: Damascus; title: Epilogue: Paris.