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Author_James Barr
Based on a novel
Biography of Thomas Edward
British English Arabian
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David Lean 1960s
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Full story in wider context
History historical World War One
Jerusalem by Christmas
Larger uprising revolution
Laurence Arab desert revolt
Lloyd George
Major motion picture
Movie book of the film
Ottoman empire
Palestine campaign
Peter O'Toole
Peter O’Toole
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
WW1 first
Product details
- ISBN 9780747585534
- Weight: 315g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 18 Jun 2007
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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‘Packs as much punch as one of Lawrence's train-blowing explosives' - Sunday Times
‘Barr's cogent, vividly written book puts Lawrence centre stage but does not lose sight of the uprising's larger historical context' - Financial Times
‘[Barr] introduces fresh materials to give new context to Lawrence and the present difficulties in Iraq' - The Times
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The full story behind the desert revolt made famous by T.E. Lawrence in Seven Pillars of Wisdom and the film Lawrence of Arabia
It is 1916. The Allies are struggling in the Great War. The Ottoman Sultan calls for a pan-Islamic jihad against all non-Muslims except Germans. But Sharif Husein, ruler of the holy city of Mecca, is smarting under Turkish rule, fomenting Arab nationalism and lobbying the British to support him. It seems to the British a good idea secretly to encourage an Arab revolt.
Setting the Desert on Fire is a masterly account of this key moment made legendary by T. E. Lawrence, but here filled with a wide range of characters including the British Prime Minister Lloyd George, whose desire to capture ‘Jerusalem by Christmas' had consequences that reverberate to this day.
James Barr graduated from Oxford with a first in Modern History, went on to write leaders for the Daily Telegraph and now works in the City.
