Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918
- ISBN-10
- 0393335275
- ISBN-13
- 9780393335279
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 382
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-07-06
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- James Barr
Description
An authoritative account of the 1916 revolt in Arabia and T. E. Lawrence's lesser-known role in key events draws on previously unavailable archival material to offer insight into the uprising's complexities and contributions to modern Middle East conflicts. Reprint.
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- 2008-02-17
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