James Barr

Setting the Desert on Fire (eBook, ePUB)

T.E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-18

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

It is 1916. The Allies are struggling in the Great War. The Ottoman Sultan calls for a pan-Islamic jihad against all non-Muslims except Germans. But Sharif Husein, ruler of the holy city of Mecca, is smarting under Turkish rule, fomenting Arab nationalism and lobbying the British to support him. It seems to the British a good idea secretly to encourage an Arab revolt. Setting the Desert on Fire is a masterly account of this key moment made legendary by T. E. Lawrence, but here filled with a wide range of characters including the British Prime Minister Lloyd George, whose desire to capture 'Jerusalem by Christmas' had consequences that reverberate to this day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781408827895
• Artikelnr.: 38284347

Autorenporträt

James Barr graduated from Oxford with a first in Modern History, went on to write leaders for the Daily Telegraph and now works in the City.