Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East /
A narrative 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, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring...
| Основен автор: | Anderson, Scott, 1959- (Author) |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC,
2014.
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| Издание: | First Anchor books edition. |
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| Подобни документи: |
Reproduction of (manifestation)::
Lawrence in Arabia. |
Съдържание:
- Author's note
- Introduction
- Part one. 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
- Part two. The battle joined - The man who would be kingmaker - Neatly in the void - A mist of deceits - An audacious scheme - Aqaba
- Part three. Hubris - To the flame - A gathering fury - Solitary pursuits - Damascus
- Epilogue: Paris
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.