"den 1. verdenskrig" . . "Middle East" . . "Middle East." . "historie" . . "HISTORY Middle East General." . . "World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Turkey and the Near East." . . "Spionage." . . "Turkey." . . "Turkey" . "Lawrence, T.E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935." . . "World War, 1914-1918 Arabian Peninsula." . . "Soldats Grande-Bretagne Biographies." . . "World War I." . . "Great Britain." . . "Great Britain" . "Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland." . . "World War (1914-1918)" . . . "Grande-Bretagne. Army" . . "World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Turkey." . . . . . "Biography"@en . . "Biography" . . . . . . . . . . "biografier" . "Lawrence in arabia"@en . . . . . . . . . . "\"The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, \"a sideshow to a sideshow.\" As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by four men far removed from the corridors of power. Curt Pruefer was an effete academic attached to the German embassy in Cairo, whose clandestine role was to foment jihad against British rule. Aaron Aaronsohn was a renowned agronomist and committed Zionist who gained the trust of the Ottoman governor of Palestine. William Yale was the fallen scion of the American aristocracy, who traveled the Ottoman Empire on behalf of Standard Oil, dissembling to the Turks in order gain valuable oil concessions. At the center of it all was Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist digging ruins in Syria; by 1919 he was riding into legend at the head of an Arab army, as he fought a rearguard action against his own government and its imperial ambitions. Based on four years of intensive primary document research, Lawrence in Arabia definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. Sweeping in its action, keen in its portraiture, acid in its condemnation of the destruction wrought by European colonial plots, this is a book that brilliantly captures the way in which the folly of the past creates the anguish of the present.\"--amazon.ca." . . "This is a thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history - the Arab Revolt, and the secret game to control the Middle East." . . . . . "Based on four years of intensive primary document research, Lawrence in Arabia definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. Sweeping in its action, keen in its portraiture, acid in its condemnation of the destruction wrought by European colonial plots, this is a book that brilliantly captures the way in which the folly of the past creates the anguish of the present."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions."@en . . . "War, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books" . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . "The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War One was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, 'a sideshow of a sideshow'. Amidst the slaughter in European trenches, the Western combatants paid scant attention to the Middle Eastern theatre. As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power. At the centre of it all was Lawrence. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist excavating ruins in the sands of Syria; by 1917 he was battling both the enemy and his own government to brin." . . . . . "A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions. This is a narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history, the Arab Revolt and the secret \"great game \" to control the Middle East. The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, \"a sideshow of a sideshow.\" Amidst the slaughter in European trenches, the Western combatants paid scant attention to the Middle Eastern theater. As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power. Curt Prufer was an effete academic attached to the German embassy in Cairo, whose clandestine role was to foment Islamic jihad against British rule. Aaron Aaronsohn was a renowned agronomist and committed Zionist who gained the trust of the Ottoman governor of Syria. William Yale was the fallen scion of the American aristocracy, who traveled the Ottoman Empire on behalf of Standard Oil, dissembling to the Turks in order to gain valuable oil concessions. At the center of it all was Lawrence. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist excavating ruins in the sands of Syria; by 1917 he was the most romantic figure of World War One, battling both the enemy and his own government to bring about the vision he had for the Arab people. The intertwined paths of these four men, the schemes they put in place, the battles they fought, the betrayals they endured and committed, mirror the grandeur, intrigue and tragedy of the war in the desert. Prufer became Germany's grand spymaster in the Middle East. Aaronsohn constructed an elaborate Jewish spy-ring in Palestine, only to have the anti-Semitic and bureaucratically-inept British first ignore and then misuse his organization, at tragic personal cost. Yale would become the only American intelligence agent in the entire Middle East, while still secretly on the payroll of Standard Oil. And the enigmatic Lawrence rode into legend at the head of an Arab army, even as he waged secret war against his own nation's imperial ambitions. Based on years of intensive primary document research, this work definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. It condemns the destruction wrought by European colonial plots, and captures the way in which the folly of the past creates the anguish of the present. -- From book jacket." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East." . . . . . . . "Lawrence in Arabia war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East" . "Lawrence in Arabia war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East"@en . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . . "A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions. This is a narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history, the Arab Revolt and the secret \"great game \" to control the Middle East. The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, \"a sideshow of a sideshow.\" Amidst the slaughter in European trenches, the Western combatants paid scant attention to the Middle Eastern theater. As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power. Curt Prufer was an effete academic attached to the German embassy in Cairo, whose clandestine role was to foment Islamic jihad against British rule. Aaron Aaronsohn was a renowned agronomist and committed Zionist who gained the trust of the Ottoman governor of Syria. William Yale was the fallen scion of the American aristocracy, who traveled the Ottoman Empire on behalf of Standard Oil, dissembling to the Turks in order to gain valuable oil concessions. At the center of it all was Lawrence. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist excavating ruins in the sands of Syria; by 1917 he was the most romantic figure of World War One, battling both the enemy and his own government to bring about the vision he had for the Arab people. The intertwined paths of these four men, the schemes they put in place, the battles they fought, the betrayals they endured and committed, mirror the grandeur, intrigue and tragedy of the war in the desert. Prufer became Germany's grand spymaster in the Middle East. Aaronsohn constructed an elaborate Jewish spy-ring in Palestine, only to have the anti-Semitic and bureaucratically-inept British first ignore and then misuse his organization, at tragic personal cost. Yale would become the only American intelligence agent in the entire Middle East, while still secretly on the payroll of Standard Oil. And the enigmatic Lawrence rode into legend at the head of an Arab army, even as he waged secret war against his own nation's imperial ambitions. Based on years of intensive primary document research, this work definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. It condemns the destruction wrought by European colonial plots, and captures the way in which the folly of the past creates the anguish of the present. -- From book jacket."@en . . "A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions. This is a narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history, the Arab Revolt and the secret \"great game \" to control the Middle East. The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, \"a sideshow of a sideshow.\" Amidst the slaughter in European trenches, the Western combatants paid scant attention to the Middle Eastern theater. As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power. Curt Prufer was an effete academic attached to the German embassy in Cairo, whose clandestine role was to foment Islamic jihad against British rule. Aaron Aaronsohn was a renowned agronomist and committed Zionist who gained the trust of the Ottoman governor of Syria. William Yale was the fallen scion of the American aristocracy, who traveled the Ottoman Empire on behalf of Standard Oil, dissembling to the Turks in order to gain valuable oil concessions. At the center of it all was Lawrence. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist excavating ruins in the sands of Syria; by 1917 he was the most romantic figure of World War One, battling both the enemy and his own government to bring about the vision he had for the Arab people. The intertwined paths of these four men, the schemes they put in place, the battles they fought, the betrayals they endured and committed, mirror the grandeur, intrigue and tragedy of the war in the desert. Prufer became Germany's grand spymaster in the Middle East. Aaronsohn constructed an elaborate Jewish spy-ring in Palestine, only to have the anti-Semitic and bureaucratically-inept British first ignore and then misuse his organization, at tragic personal cost. Yale would become the only American intelligence agent in the entire Middle East, while still secretly on the payroll of Standard Oil. And the enigmatic Lawrence rode into legend at the head of an Arab army, even as he waged secret war against his own nation's imperial ambitions. Based on years of intensive primary document research, this work definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. It condemns the destruction wrought by European colonial plots, and captures the way in which the folly of the past creates the anguish of the present. -- From book jacket." . "Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East" . "Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East"@en . . . "Weltkrieg." . . "HISTORY / Europe / Western" . . "1914 - 1923" . . "Soldiers Great Britain Biography." . . "Weltkrieg (1914-1918)" . . "1910-1919" . . "de arabiske lande" . . "World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Middle East." . . "Arabien." . . "Osmanisches Reich." . . "Protectorats." . . "Diplomacy." . . "Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918 Arabia." . . "Soldats Grande-Bretagne Biographies 1900-1945." . . "Militaires Grande-Bretagne Biographies." . . "Soldiers England Biography." . . "Opstanden." . . "Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 Campagnes et batailles Moyen-Orient." . . "Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) Campagnes et batailles Moyen-Orient." . "Grande-Bretagne" . . "Moyen-Orient" . . "Turquie" . . "Arabieren." . . "Military campaigns." . . "Military campaigns" . "World War (1914-1918)" . . "World War (1914-1918)." . "Midden-Oosten." . . "Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) Campagnes et batailles Front oriental." . . . . "Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 Campagnes et batailles Turquie." . . "Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) Campagnes et batailles Turquie." . "Mellemøsten" . . "Biography." . . "Biography" . "Palästina." . . "Eerste Wereldoorlog." . . "Soldiers." . . "Soldiers" . "Geschichte 1900-1918." . . "Middle East." . . "Great Britain. Army" . . "Great Britain. Army." .