Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, History

T. E. Lawrence's account of his service as a British liaison officer with the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916-1918. It describes the desert campaign, the guerrilla war along the Hejaz railway, the capture of Aqaba and the advance to Damascus, along with Lawrence's own conflicted feelings about the war and British promises to the Arabs.

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• Winston Churchill: “As a narrative of war and adventure, as a portrayal of all that the Arabs mean to the world, it is unsurpassed. It ranks with the greatest books ever written in the English language.”