Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918
by James Barr
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Book Summary Information
Author: James BarrEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-07-06
ISBN: 0393335275
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
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Book Review: Setting The Desert On Fire
Summary: 3 Stars
It is a complicated book with lots of names...I bought it for a senior class about the war from 1916-18. I skim through it..and have loaned it to a friend. Some in class love it..and some are not sure...but it fits the bill for the class!...Thank you. Clarice Wilber
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Summary of Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918
"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.General Books
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