Lawrence Of Arabia Book Summary. The movie, which presents a portrait of the complicated soldier and author t.e. Lawrence of arabia ranks as one of the greatest films ever created because it hits on all cylinders.
At the end of the first world war, lawrence of arabia led the arabs 6,000 miles through the desert, into battle against the highly trained turkish army occupying arabia. Thomas edward lawrence’s deep fascination with history led him to the middle east. War, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern middle east.
Lawrence wrote an introduction to travels in arabia deserta by charles doughty for a 1921 reprint edition by jonathan cape, the first book to be published by that firm.
At the end of the first world war, lawrence of arabia led the arabs 6,000 miles through the desert, into battle against the highly trained turkish army occupying arabia. I hadn’t much of a clue who the man was. War, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern middle east. Based on years of intensive primary document research, lawrence in arabia definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern middle east was formed.