Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East
Anderson, Scott, 1959-2013
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A 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.
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Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
London Atlantic Books, 2014.
Collation:
x, 575 pages, 24 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
Notes:
First published in New York by Doubleday in 2013.Includes bibliographical references (pages [543]-552) and index.
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.
ISBN:
9781782392002 (paperback)9780385532921 (hardback)
Dewey class:
940.41241
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
9399
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