![]() ![]() The intertwined paths of these four young men - the schemes they put in place, the battles they fought, the betrayals they endured and committed - mirror the grandeur, intrigue and tragedy of the war in the desert. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYNew York Times Christian Science Monitor NPR Seattle Times St. Operating in the Middle East at the same time, but to wildly different ends, were three other important players: a German attache, an American oilman and a committed Zionist. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist excavating ruins in the sands of Syria by 1917 he was battling both the enemy and his own government to bring about the vision he had for the Arab people. As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power.Īt the centre of it all was Lawrence. Amidst the slaughter in European trenches, the Western combatants paid scant attention to the Middle Eastern theatre. ![]() ![]() More Books by Scott Anderson The Quiet Americans. ![]() The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War One was, in the words of T.E. Scott Anderson Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East Kindle Edition by Scott Anderson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 2,291 ratings Editors pick Best History Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Lawrence in Arabia War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East. ![]()
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