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Setting the desert on fire : T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-18

Barr, James, 1976-2007

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Summary

This full story of the desert revolt made famous by Lawrence of Arabia covers a wide range of characters, including Ronald Storrs, Sharif Husein, his malleable younger son Feisal, Sir Mark Sykes and Francois Picot and Lawrence himself. Their ambitions, rivalries and underhand actions are the subject of this book.

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Main title:

Setting the desert on fire : T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-18 / James Barr.

Author:

Barr, James, 1976-

Edition:

New pbk. ed.

Imprint:

London : Bloomsbury, 2007.

Collation:

xvi, 362 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.

Notes:

Originally published: 2006.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 343-348.

ISBN:

9780747585534 (pbk)

Dewey class:

953.04

LC class:

DS63.04

Language:

English

Subject:

World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Arab countriesArab countries -- History -- Arab Revolt, 1916-1918Arabian Peninsula -- Politics and governmentWorld War II -- Campaigns -- Middle East

BRN:

1050583

Bookmark link:

https://moraylibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1050583

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