The Arab Bureau : the story of Britain's most ingenious intelligence unit / Eamonn Gearon.
| Author/creator | Gearon, Eamonn author. |
| Other author | Johnson, Rob, writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xxii, 317 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Part I Crisis -- 1. The gallows at dawn: Damascus and Beirut -- 2. Unprepared for war: Black Sea, Constantinople, Egypt, India -- Part II Response -- 3. "British Desiderata in Turkey and Asia": Foreign office, Whitehall, London -- 4. The scholar spies: Oxford -- 5. Rooms at the Savoy: Cairo -- Part III Intelligence and Innovation -- 6. Networks of knowledge: Middle East, North Africa, India -- 7. "Reading the enemy's mail: Intelligence breakthrough: Hijaz -- 8. The Arab Bulletin as intelligence innovation: Cairo -- Part IV Propaganda and Arab Allies -- 9. Thawratt ai-Arab: Creating an Arabic-language propaganda masterpiece: Cairo -- 10. The paper war: London-Cairo-Mecca -- Part V Impact and Legacy -- 11. Post-war postmortem: Modern Middle East -- 12. Seven pillars of intelligence wisdom: Lessons from the Arab Bureau |
| Abstract | A study of the British Empire's Middle Eastern intelligence section during the First World War, drawing on government files, secret publications, newly discovered Arabic documents, and previously overlooked archives. The work examines the Arab Bureau's intelligence gathering, propaganda operations, cultural expertise, and lasting influence on intelligence practice and the modern Middle East. Summary derived from the publisher's dust jacket flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780197851234 |
| ISBN | 0197851231 (hardcover) |
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