Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East /

Anderson, Scott, 1959-

Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East / Scott Anderson. - 1st Ed. - New York : Doubleday, 2013. - xii, 577 p. ; ill., maps ; 25 cm

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-552) and index.

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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Lawrence, T. E. 1888-1935.


Great Britain. Army --Biography.


World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Middle East.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey.
Soldiers--Great Britain--Biography.


Middle East--History--1914-1923.

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