عنوان

Setting the desert on fire :

(Number (ISBN

0393060403

(Number (ISBN

9780393060409

Title Proper

Setting the desert on fire :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-1918 /

First Statement of Responsibility

James Barr.

Edition Statement

1st American ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

W.W. Norton & Co.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

x, 382 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-362) and index.

Text of Note

Key figures in this book -- Maps -- A note on the text -- Prologue -- A clear-thinking hatchet man -- Will this do? -- The uprising starts and stutters -- The blame game begins -- The French arrive -- This was the man -- Crisis over Rabigh -- Turning point -- Wajh -- The first railway raids -- Differences over tactics -- Fighting for us on a lie -- Stalemate in the Hijaz -- Triumph at Aqaba -- The impact of Aqaba -- Impolitic truths -- Difficult times -- Gaza and Yarmuk : victory and failure -- Dara or Azrak : where was Lawrence? (15-21 November 1917) -- The Balfour declaration and its aftermath -- Fighting de luxe -- New conditions -- A complete muck-up -- Preparing for the push -- Holding operations -- The Dara raid -- The road to Damascus -- A house with no door -- Epilogue.

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Text of Note

"During World War I, the region now known as the Middle East was a turbulent, violent zone, as warring Western powers scrabbled for resources and influence while the locals--the Arabs and the Turks of the Ottoman Empire--fought their own battles and found their own allies"--Inside cover.

Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward),1888-1935.

Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward),1888-1935

Lawrence, Thomas E.

World War, 1914-1918-- Campaigns-- Arab countries.

World War, 1914-1918-- Campaigns-- Arabian Peninsula.

Außenpolitik

Military campaigns.

Politics and government

Weltkrieg

Arab countries, Politics and government, 20th century.

Arab countries.

Arabian Peninsula.

Arabien, Aufstand (1916-1918)

Großbritannien

Naher Osten

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Barr, James,1976-

Date of Transaction

20200822094550.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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