Hero : the life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Korda, Michael
Hero : the life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia / by Michael Korda - 1st ed. - New York : Harper , c2010 - 762 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Who is this extraordinary pip-squeak?" -- Aqaba, 1917 : the making of a hero -- "The family romance" -- Oxford, 1907-1910 -- Carchemish : 1911-1914 -- Cairo : 1914-1916 -- 1917 : "The uncrowned king of Arabia" -- 1918 : triumph and tragedy -- In the great world -- "Backing into the limelight" : 1920-1922 -- "Solitary in the ranks" -- Apotheosis -- Epilogue: Life after death.
The story of an epic life on a grand scale: a revealing, in-depth biography of the extraordinary, mysterious, and dynamic Englishman whose daring exploits and romantic profile--including his blond, sun-burnished good looks and flowing white robes--made him an object of intense fascination, still famous the world over as "Lawrence of Arabia." An Oxford scholar and archaeologist, Lawrence was sent to Cairo as a young intelligence officer in 1916. He vanished into the desert in 1917 only to emerge later as one of the greatest--and certainly most colorful--figures of World War One. As Korda shows, Lawrence was not only a man of his times; he was a visionary whose accomplishments--farsighted diplomat and kingmaker, military strategist of genius, perhaps the first modern "media celebrity" (and one of the first victims of it), and an acclaimed writer--transcended his era.--From publisher description.
English.
9780061712616
Lawrence, T.E,. 1888-1935
Korda, Michael
World War, 1914-1918---Campaigns---Middle East
World War, 1914-1918---Turkey
Soldiers---Great Britain----Biography
World War, 1914-1918---Campaigns---Middle East
D568.4.L45 / K67 2010
92 LAW
Hero : the life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia / by Michael Korda - 1st ed. - New York : Harper , c2010 - 762 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Who is this extraordinary pip-squeak?" -- Aqaba, 1917 : the making of a hero -- "The family romance" -- Oxford, 1907-1910 -- Carchemish : 1911-1914 -- Cairo : 1914-1916 -- 1917 : "The uncrowned king of Arabia" -- 1918 : triumph and tragedy -- In the great world -- "Backing into the limelight" : 1920-1922 -- "Solitary in the ranks" -- Apotheosis -- Epilogue: Life after death.
The story of an epic life on a grand scale: a revealing, in-depth biography of the extraordinary, mysterious, and dynamic Englishman whose daring exploits and romantic profile--including his blond, sun-burnished good looks and flowing white robes--made him an object of intense fascination, still famous the world over as "Lawrence of Arabia." An Oxford scholar and archaeologist, Lawrence was sent to Cairo as a young intelligence officer in 1916. He vanished into the desert in 1917 only to emerge later as one of the greatest--and certainly most colorful--figures of World War One. As Korda shows, Lawrence was not only a man of his times; he was a visionary whose accomplishments--farsighted diplomat and kingmaker, military strategist of genius, perhaps the first modern "media celebrity" (and one of the first victims of it), and an acclaimed writer--transcended his era.--From publisher description.
English.
9780061712616
Lawrence, T.E,. 1888-1935
Korda, Michael
World War, 1914-1918---Campaigns---Middle East
World War, 1914-1918---Turkey
Soldiers---Great Britain----Biography
World War, 1914-1918---Campaigns---Middle East
D568.4.L45 / K67 2010
92 LAW
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