Lawrence in Arabia
war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East
by Anderson, Scott
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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.
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Campaigns, World War, 1914-1918, Great Britain, Great Britain. Army, Military campaigns, Soldiers, Biography, History, Lawrence, t. e. (thomas edward), 1888-1935, World war, 1914-1918, campaigns, World war, 1914-1918, turkey, Great britain, army, Middle east, history, 20th century, Middle east, history, military, Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918, Campagnes et batailles, Histoire, Militaires, Biographies, Grande-Bretagne. Army, Grande-BretagnePeople
T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935)Places
Turkey, Great Britain, Middle EastTimes
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Lawrence in Arabia: war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East
2014, Atlantic Books
in English
1782391991 9781782391999
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Lawrence in Arabia: war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East
2013, Signal, McClelland & Stewart
in English
0771007663 9780771007668
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Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [511]-552) and index.
Issued also in electronic format.
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