Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East / Scott Anderson.
A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions.
Record details
- ISBN: 038553292X
- ISBN: 9780385532921
- Physical Description: xii, 577 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2013.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-552) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Playboys in the holy land -- A very unusual type -- Another and another nice thing -- To the last million -- A despicable mess -- The keepers of secrets -- Treachery -- The battle joined -- The man who would be kingmaker -- Neatly in the void -- A mist of deceits -- An audacious scheme -- Aqaba -- Hubris -- To the flame -- A gathering fury -- Solitary pursuits -- Damascus -- Epilogue: Paris.
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A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions.
