TY - BOOK AU - Anderson,Scott TI - Lawrence in Arabia: war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East SN - 9780385532921 AV - D568.4.L45 A66 2013 U1 - 940.4/1241092B 23 PY - 2013/// KW - Lawrence, T. E. KW - Great Britain KW - Army KW - Biography KW - World War, 1914-1918 KW - Campaigns KW - Middle East KW - Turkey KW - Soldiers KW - History KW - 1914-1923 N1 - Maps on lining papers; Includes bibliographical references (pages [543]-552) and index; 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 N2 - A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the 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 ER -