The Resource Setting the desert on fire : T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-1918, James Barr
Setting the desert on fire : T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-1918, James Barr
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- x, 382 p.
- Contents
-
- Key figures in this book
- Maps
- A note on the text
- Prologue
- A clear-thinking hatchet man
- Will this do?
- The uprising starts and stutters
- The blame game begins
- The French arrive
- This was the man
- Crisis over Rabigh
- Turning point
- Wajh
- The first railway raids
- Differences over tactics
- Fighting for us on a lie
- Stalemate in the Hijaz
- Triumph at Aqaba
- The impact of Aqaba
- Impolitic truths
- Difficult times
- Gaza and Yarmuk : victory and failure
- Dara or Azrak : where was Lawrence? (15-21 November 1917)
- The Balfour declaration and its aftermath
- Fighting de luxe
- New conditions
- A complete muck-up
- Preparing for the push
- Holding operations
- The Dara raid
- The road to Damascus
- A house with no door
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780393060409
- Label
- Setting the desert on fire : T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-1918
- Title
- Setting the desert on fire
- Title remainder
- T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-1918
- Statement of responsibility
- James Barr
- Subject
-
- Arab countries
- Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Arabian Peninsula
- Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935
- Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935
- 1900 - 1999
- Political science
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Arab countries
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Arabian Peninsula
- Military campaigns
- Language
- eng
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Barr, James
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Lawrence, T. E.
- Lawrence, T. E.
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- Military campaigns
- Political science
- Arab countries
- Arab countries
- Arabian Peninsula
- Label
- Setting the desert on fire : T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-1918, James Barr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-362) and index
- Contents
- Key figures in this book -- Maps -- A note on the text -- Prologue -- A clear-thinking hatchet man -- Will this do? -- The uprising starts and stutters -- The blame game begins -- The French arrive -- This was the man -- Crisis over Rabigh -- Turning point -- Wajh -- The first railway raids -- Differences over tactics -- Fighting for us on a lie -- Stalemate in the Hijaz -- Triumph at Aqaba -- The impact of Aqaba -- Impolitic truths -- Difficult times -- Gaza and Yarmuk : victory and failure -- Dara or Azrak : where was Lawrence? (15-21 November 1917) -- The Balfour declaration and its aftermath -- Fighting de luxe -- New conditions -- A complete muck-up -- Preparing for the push -- Holding operations -- The Dara raid -- The road to Damascus -- A house with no door -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ocn154706833
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- x, 382 p.
- Isbn
- 9780393060409
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2007039274
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- Label
- Setting the desert on fire : T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-1918, James Barr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-362) and index
- Contents
- Key figures in this book -- Maps -- A note on the text -- Prologue -- A clear-thinking hatchet man -- Will this do? -- The uprising starts and stutters -- The blame game begins -- The French arrive -- This was the man -- Crisis over Rabigh -- Turning point -- Wajh -- The first railway raids -- Differences over tactics -- Fighting for us on a lie -- Stalemate in the Hijaz -- Triumph at Aqaba -- The impact of Aqaba -- Impolitic truths -- Difficult times -- Gaza and Yarmuk : victory and failure -- Dara or Azrak : where was Lawrence? (15-21 November 1917) -- The Balfour declaration and its aftermath -- Fighting de luxe -- New conditions -- A complete muck-up -- Preparing for the push -- Holding operations -- The Dara raid -- The road to Damascus -- A house with no door -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ocn154706833
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- x, 382 p.
- Isbn
- 9780393060409
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2007039274
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
Subject
- Arab countries
- Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Arabian Peninsula
- Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935
- Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935
- 1900 - 1999
- Political science
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Arab countries
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Arabian Peninsula
- Military campaigns
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