02134cam a2200385 i 4500 1164214458 TxAuBib 20130824120000.0 130103s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012049719 9780385532921 hbk. $28.95 038553292X hbk. $28.95 (OCoLC)823387420 DLC rda eng DLC IG# OCLCO YDXCP UPZ MOF JAI ABG IH7 BKL TxAuBib rda Anderson, Scott, 1959- Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East / Scott Anderson. First edition. New York : Doubleday, [2013] xii, 577 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references. 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. 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 and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions. 20130824. Lawrence, T. E Thomas Edward 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. TXKIP