It left an itch in my mind one i left unscratched for many years until this book came along highly recommended and fortunate fo...  Read More

It left an itch in my mind one i left unscratched for many years until this book came along highly recommended and fortunate for me as i painted a room in my home readily available in the audio version  Read Less

Many results of decisions made and not made plague the world today

Many results of decisions made and not made plague the world today  Read Less

Lawrence• an unconventional officer with divided loyalties and disdain for military protocols• almost singlehandedly forged an ...  Read More

Lawrence• an unconventional officer with divided loyalties and disdain for military protocols• almost singlehandedly forged an alliance with arabs• mounted a daring surprise attack at aqaba to outflank a britishfrench assault• affected by his capture and torture at deraa he emerges a more ruthless man• rejection of his celebrity status and attempts to seek anonymityhistory and war• the brutal war of attrition that characterized the trench battles of wwi• the british mistaken belief in military and culture superiority that led to disasters like gallipoli• colonial leanings that led european nations to pursue “the great loot” of the ottoman empire• the deceitful sykespicot plan to divide the spoils of conquered lands• woodrow wilson’s role in scaling back imperialist inclinations and granting independence to oppressed populations• subsequent uprisings as arabs rebel at exchanging ottoman masters for european ones  Read Less

The quality of research is commendable as well as a “tell it like it is” objectivity by scott anderson

The quality of research is commendable as well as a “tell it like it is” objectivity by scott anderson  Read Less

I like that i have this title at a great price

I like that i have this title at a great price  Read Less

The book arrived ahead of schedule and met my expectations

The book arrived ahead of schedule and met my expectations  Read Less

The treaty detailed the spoils of war that would deliver syria to the french and iraq to the british along with a palestine pro...  Read More

The treaty detailed the spoils of war that would deliver syria to the french and iraq to the british along with a palestine protectorate and jordan  Read Less

By a mix of luck and gumption lawrence escaped his deskbound job in cairo for a liaison position in the field with the arab reb...  Read More

By a mix of luck and gumption lawrence escaped his deskbound job in cairo for a liaison position in the field with the arab rebels operating in the hejaz and southern syria  Read Less

Anderson writes this using several of the key players including lawrence and ties them all together as he goes along

Anderson writes this using several of the key players including lawrence and ties them all together as he goes along  Read Less

As a rose by any other name is still a rose each becomes in one form or another a spy for their own people whether prufer for g...  Read More

As a rose by any other name is still a rose each becomes in one form or another a spy for their own people whether prufer for germany aaronsohn for zionism and yale for standard oil and them for the americans  Read Less

Nowhere perhaps better than david fromkin’s awardwinning “a peace to end all peace

Nowhere perhaps better than david fromkin’s awardwinning “a peace to end all peace  Read Less

Here we have curt prufer a midlevel german diplomat aaron aaronsohn an accomplished agronomist who was also a committed zionist...  Read More

Here we have curt prufer a midlevel german diplomat aaron aaronsohn an accomplished agronomist who was also a committed zionist and william yale an american and son of a downonitsluck upperclass family who somehow found himself looking for petroleum resources for standard oil on the sly  Read Less