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James Barr is the author of Setting the Desert on Fire. During the research for A Line in the Sand he was a Visiting Fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford. He lives in London.
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British historian Barr re-examines World War I's  'Great Arab Revolt' led by the legendary Lawrence of Arabia in this exhaustively researched and vividly narrated history. Thomas Edward Lawrence was a young British intelligence officer when he undertook to organize Arab resistance to the Ottoman Empire, a German ally. The Turkish (Ottoman) sultan was also the caliph—spiritual leader of Muslims worldwide—and the British feared that his call for jihad threatened their eastern empire. To secure Arab support against the Turks, the British offered them a hazy declaration of future independence. Led by Lawrence, an eccentric amateur who adopted the flowing robes of his desert allies, the Arabs began a guerrilla campaign against the Hijaz Railway, the Turks' supply line between Damascus and Medina. Lawrence's driving obsession was to capture Damascus and foil French ambitions in Syria. As the war in Europe was ending, the Arabs occupied Damascus and Lawrence installed an Arab government. Upon the war's conclusion, Middle Eastern matters were peripheral. Britain then yielded Syria to France, denying Arab independence and initiating a new legacy, of increasingly bitter relations. Barr expertly navigates an intriguing landscape of shifting alliances and labyrinthine politics peopled with eccentric characters to demystify a fascinating legend. illus. (Feb.)
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Paperback. Condition: New. _______________'Packs as much punch as one of Lawrence's train-blowing explosives' - Sunday Times'Barr's cogent, vividly written book puts Lawrence centre stage but does not lose sight of the uprising's larger historical context' - Financial Times'[Barr] introduces fresh materials to give new context to Lawrence and the present difficulties in Iraq' - The Times_______________The full story behind the desert revolt made famous by T.E. Lawrence in Seven Pillars of Wisdom and the film Lawrence of ArabiaIt is 1916. The Allies are struggling in the Great War. The Ottoman Sultan calls for a pan-Islamic jihad against all non-Muslims except Germans. But Sharif Husein, ruler of the holy city of Mecca, is smarting under Turkish rule, fomenting Arab nationalism and lobbying the British to support him. It seems to the British a good idea secretly to encourage an Arab revolt. Setting the Desert on Fire is a masterly account of this key moment made legendary by T. E. Lawrence, but here filled with a wide range of characters including the British Prime Minister Lloyd George, whose desire to capture 'Jerusalem by Christmas' had consequences that reverberate to this day. Seller Inventory # LU-9780747585534
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Condition: Fair. : Sumérgete en la fascinante historia de T.E. Lawrence y la guerra secreta de Gran Bretaña en Arabia durante 1916-1918. Este libro de James Barr revela los entresijos de la revuelta en el desierto, explorando las ambiciones, rivalidades y acciones encubiertas de personajes clave como Ronald Storrs, Sharif Husein y el propio Lawrence. Descubre los secretos y las consecuencias de este momento crucial en la historia del Medio Oriente, con un relato magistral lleno de detalles y perspectivas frescas sobre la leyenda de Lawrence de Arabia. EAN: 9780747585534 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Setting the Desert on Fire Autor: James Barr Editorial: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Idioma: en Páginas: 384 Formato: tapa blanda Año de publicación: 2007. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-07-22-b4686ab3
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