Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918

Barr, James

ISBN 10: 0393335275 / ISBN 13: 9780393335279

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393335275
• ISBN 13: 9780393335279
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

"Barr turns history into a drama, with bright writing and a fascinating cast of characters.” ―Mary Foster, Associated Press

T. E. Lawrence’s classic Seven Pillars of Wisdom made the Arab revolt a legend and helped turn him into the mythical “Lawrence of Arabia.” Setting the Desert on Fire is both a masterly account of the intrigue behind the revolt and its startling consequences for the present-day Middle East and a portrait of Lawrence that brings fresh insight to the true nature of the master mythmaker.

31 photos; 3 maps

About the Author

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.