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This book is so well written i enjoyed it for the quality of the prose as much as the subject
He loved the book so very pleased with this purchase
There are occasional problems with the narrative
It is a remarkably well constructed riveting narrative juxtaposing three other characters with the legendary man to enrich our perspective
Packaging/appearance
Passages of quite dreadful horror but always a clear attempt to pull the facts out of the morass
No punches are pulled this is not a hagiography of lawrence and no party comes out of the sorry mess with credit
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Review of ‘lawrence in arabia’ by scott anderson
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As reported here these four figures william yale attempting to gain land concessions for standard oil curt prüfer fomenting unrest against the british for the german government aaron aaronsohn working as a committed zionist to secure a homeland for jews and lawrence reshaping and redirecting the arab revolt whilst striving to achieve independence for the arabs all played major roles in reshaping the political map of much of the middle east
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In the midst of all this intrigue lawrence a little known british archaeologist and subaltern in the british army in 1914 became by 1917 one of the most wellknown iconic figures to emerge out of wwi
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The narrative presented in this book of four protagonists brilliantly interwoven into unfolding events leading up to the infamous sykespicot treaty the secret agreement that divided up the middle east to satisfy the imperial aspirations of britain and france is told with verve and accuracy
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It includes excelent describtions of the key persons involved in the international political gameleading to the midle east as we know it today
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First and foremost this was a fantastic read that not only details the compelling escapades of t
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Put simply the subtitle of war deceit imperial folly and the making of the modern middle east is a far more apt designation for scott andersons work
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Naturally lawrences movements are the lynchpin that ties everything together but what i found fascinating about lawrence in arabia was the sheer amount of scheming and outright skulduggery that went on from the machiavellian tactics employed for personal gain to the outright lies told by the british and french governments in the name of imperial expansion
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