Seven Pillars of Wisdom (eBook)

T. E. Lawrence (Autor)

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2018
688 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82992-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The basis for Lawrence of Arabia, this firsthand account of the Arab Revolt offers a colorful, poetic narrative and paints a fascinating portrait of the Middle East during World War I.

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"e;It ranks with the greatest books ever written in the English language. As a narrative of war and adventure … it is unsurpassable."e; — Winston ChurchillT. E. Lawrence's autobiographical tale, the basis for the film Lawrence of Arabia, offers a firsthand account of the Arab Revolt against the Turks. Lawrence was already a living legend by the time of this book's initial publication, and his colorful, poetic memoir paints a fascinating portrait of the Middle East during World War I. Faced with a deadlock on the Western front, the British pursued the opening of an Eastern front by persuading the Arabs to attack the Ottoman Empire. Lawrence's understanding of Arab culture and his skills as a tactician made him the ideal liaison. His action-packed accounts of desert campaigns and acute observations of people, places, and events form a vivid historical record that combines the power of a heroic epic with the intimacy of an autobiography.

Autor

T. E. Lawrence (1888–1935), popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia, was the most famous of the British officers who served as liaisons to the Arab forces during World War I. Lawrence worked closely with Emir Faisal, a leader of the Arab Revolt, and took an active role in military activities against the Ottoman Empire. After the war he served as a diplomat with the Foreign Office and as an enlisted man in the Army and Royal Air Force.

Inhalt

INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER INTRODUCTION: FOUNDATIONS OF REVOLT BOOK I: THE DISCOVERY OF FEISAL BOOK II: OPENING THE ARAB OFFENSIVE BOOK III: A RAILWAY DIVERSION BOOK IV: EXTENDING TO AKABA BOOK V: MARKING TIME BOOK VI: THE RAID UPON THE BRIDGES BOOK VII: THE DEAD SEA CAMPAIGN BOOK VIII: THE RUIN OF HIGH HOPE BOOK IX: BALANCING FOR A LAST EFFORT BOOK X: THE HOUSE IS PERFECTED EPILOGUE: APPENDIX I APPENDIX II INDEX TO PLACE NAMES PERSONAL INDEX List of Drawings by Eric Kennington:A FORCED LANDING WIND A MISCARRIAGE KINGERGARTEN A LITERARY METHOD CAESAR

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.3.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: Biography/Autobiography
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Schlagworte: 20th century autobiography • action packed • adventurers and explorers • Aqaba • Arab • Arab culture • arab revolt • autobiographical account • biography and autobiography • Book of Proverbs • British Forces of North Africa • British solider • conflict • Damascus • December 1926 • desert campaigns • Emir Faisal • firsthand account • First World War • Hardship • History • intense • King James Version • Lawrence of Arabia • Liaison • living legend • Middle East • military history • North Africa • Ottoman Turks • Personal Memoirs • Power struggle • proverbs • rebel forces • Tactician • Turks • Wadi Rum • war and adventure • war autobiography • wartime narrative • World War I
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82992-8 / 0486829928
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82992-0 / 9780486829920