LAWRENCE IN ARABIA: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly & the Making of Modern Middle East

Doubleday, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. 3 B&W era photo sections. CONDITION: There is no reason other than my own "feeling" that this may have been pre-read even though I bought it advertised as "new." The end pages are decorated with a map of the Middle East. There are also 3 B&W era photo sections. AS NEW 2013 Doubleday hardcover (black boards) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. CONTENT: If there is any more complicated situation on Earth today, I don't know what it would be. The Middle East is constantly shifting. This book may help in understanding how we got here. NATIONAL BESTSELLER A New York Times Notable Book . Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography . A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history - the Arab Revolt and the secret "great game" to control the Middle East. The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T. E. Lawrence, "a sideshow of a sideshow." As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power. A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history - the Arab Revolt and the secret "great game" to control the Middle East.