Hero : the life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia / by Michael Korda.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY : Harper, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 762 p. [24] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780061712616
- 0061712612
- Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935
- Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935 -- Influence
- Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935 -- Legends
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Middle East
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey
- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Great Britain. Army -- Biography
- Middle East specialists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- 940.4/15092 B 22
- D568.4.L45 K67 2010
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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 acclaimed author of the "New York Times"-bestseller "Ike" returns with a definitive new biography of the legendary British scholar, adventurer, soldier, and hero who became a myth in his lifetime--T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia.
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.
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