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245 10 a| Setting the desert on fire :b| T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-1918 /c| James Barr.;

250 a| 1st American ed.;

260 a| New York :b| W.W. Norton & Co.,c| 2008.;

300 a| x, 382 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-362) and index.;

505 0 a| Key figures in this book -- Maps -- A note on the text -- Prologue -- A clear-thinking hatchet man -- Will this do? -- The uprising starts and stutters -- The blame game begins -- The French arrive -- This was the man -- Crisis over Rabigh -- Turning point -- Wajh -- The first railway raids -- Differences over tactics -- Fighting for us on a lie -- Stalemate in the Hijaz -- Triumph at Aqaba -- The impact of Aqaba -- Impolitic truths -- Difficult times -- Gaza and Yarmuk : victory and failure -- Dara or Azrak : where was Lawrence? (15-21 November 1917) -- The Balfour declaration and its aftermath -- Fighting de luxe -- New conditions -- A complete muck-up -- Preparing for the push -- Holding operations -- The Dara raid -- The road to Damascus -- A house with no door -- Epilogue.;

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Setting the desert on fire : T.E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916-1918 / James Barr.

Author/creator	Barr, James, 1976-
Format	Book
Edition	1st American ed.
Publication Info	New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2008.
Description	x, 382 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects	Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935. World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns. --Arab countries. World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns. --Arabian Peninsula. Arab countries--Politics and government. --20th century.

Contents	Key figures in this book -- Maps -- A note on the text -- Prologue -- A clear-thinking hatchet man -- Will this do? -- The uprising starts and stutters -- The blame game begins -- The French arrive -- This was the man -- Crisis over Rabigh -- Turning point -- Wajh -- The first railway raids -- Differences over tactics -- Fighting for us on a lie -- Stalemate in the Hijaz -- Triumph at Aqaba -- The impact of Aqaba -- Impolitic truths -- Difficult times -- Gaza and Yarmuk : victory and failure -- Dara or Azrak : where was Lawrence? (15-21 November 1917) -- The Balfour declaration and its aftermath -- Fighting de luxe -- New conditions -- A complete muck-up -- Preparing for the push -- Holding operations -- The Dara raid -- The road to Damascus -- A house with no door -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-362) and index.
LCCN	2007039274
ISBN	9780393060409 (hardcover)
ISBN	0393060403 (hardcover)

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