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Revolt in the Desert (Hardcover)
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Revolt in the Desert (Hardcover)
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An epic account of the Great War in the Middle East
T. E. Lawrence-Lawrence of Arabia-needs no introduction. His
renowned work about his experiences with King Feisal's Arab army as
it fought its campaign to Damascus-The Seven Pillars of Wisdom-has
become a classic of twentieth century English literature. Revolt in
the Desert is not a work of literature, or even a history of the
campaign. It is an account of the experiences of one remarkable
British officer's war from his own perspective. His was a fluid
irregular's war of lightning raids, of blown up railway tracks and
trains, ambuscade and-towards the end-of open battle as the
defeated Ottoman Turkish Army were harried as they retreated
northwards. Here are the Imperial Camel Corps, armoured car
squadrons, daring RAF pilots and their aircraft, Ghurkha and Indian
infantry and a bevy of 'specialists' who are the forerunners of
today's special forces like the SAS. It is, of course, unlike any
other straightforward military memoir. Lawrence had an affection
for the land, for nature and for the cause of the Arab people that
went far beyond the mere liaison his task required. This permeates
his writing which-though it provides a linear narrative of the
campaign-is nevertheless a work of finely crafted penmanship which
is a delight to read not only for military historians, but for
everyone who appreciates great writing.
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