Lawrence in Arabia [sound recording] : war, deceit, imperial folly, and the making of the modern Middle East / by Scott Anderson.

Title:

ISBN:

9781482939972

Personal Author:

Anderson, Scott, 1959-

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publication Information:

[Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, [2013]

℗2013

Physical Description:

19 audio discs (23 1/2 hr.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Compact discs.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal 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.

Personal Subject:

Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935.

Corporate Subject:

Great Britain. Army -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

Middle East -- History -- 1914-1923

Subject Term:

World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns--Middle East

World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns--Turkey

Soldiers--Great Britain -- Biography

Genre:

Audiobooks