Lawrence of ArabiaColorful characters, a larger-than-life hero, stirring battles, death-defying desert treks, and an adventure rich in mystery and romance, are all depicted by a great writer. That and more is what readers will find in this spellbinding biography of Lawrence of Arabia that is impossible to put down. Bestselling author and screenwriter Alistair MacLean follows Lawrence as he breaks with tradition to live with Arabs and, using modern-day guerrilla tactics, helps them defeat the Turks and gain an independent state. In addition to the enthralling details of the campaign, MacLean provides valuable insight into the origins of the Middle East we know today. |
Contents
The Land of Arabia | 3 |
The Training of a Desert Fighter | 18 |
First Victory | 31 |
The March on Aqaba | 45 |
Guerilla Warfare | 61 |
Failure and Success | 73 |
Forward Again | 91 |
Victory on All Sides | 106 |
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Abdullah Abu el Lissal achieved Algerian brothers ALISTAIR MACLEAN Allenby Allenby's Amman Aqaba Arab army Arab forces Arab Revolt Arabian independence Arabian Sea attack Auda Azrak Bedouin blow bridge British army Cairo camel captured cavalry completely Damascus dawn Dead Sea Deraa desert fighter destroyed east Emir of Ruwalla enemy escape explosion Feisal and Lawrence Feisal's Arabs fight fire French German gorge guard HEJAZ CAMPAIGN Hejaz railroad HEJAZ RAILWAY Howietat Hussein Iraq Jordan land launched Lawrence felt Lawrence found Lawrence knew Lawrence of Arabia Lawrence's Maan machine guns main body massacre Medina Mesopotamia miles military move Nejd northern northward numbers Palestine planes promised railroad line Red Sea reinforcements retreat ride rode route sent Sheik Sherif Nasir Shobek Shukri soldiers soon station Syria Tafas Tafila Tallal town tribes tribesmen Turkish army Turkish forces Turkish garrison Turkish troops Turks victory village Wadi Sirhan Wejh Yarmuk