Screen LibraryLawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East /
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...
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| Published: |
Doubleday,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
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. |
| Item Description: | Maps on lining papers. |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 577 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-552) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780385532921 : 038553292X |
| Index Number: | D568 |
| CLC: | K835.617 |
| Call Number: | K835.617/L423A |
| Contents: | 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. |