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Seven pillars of wisdom : a triumph Preface / by A.W. Lawrence -- Introduction: the foundations of Arab revolt -- Book I: My first visit to Arabia -- Book II: Feisal's first extension northward -- Book III: Concentration against the Medina Railway -- Book IV: The expedition against Akaba -- Book V: Exploiting the new base -- Book VI: The failure of the bridges -- Book VII: A winter campaign -- Book VIII: Orthodoxy arrives -- Book IX: Manoeuvring for a final stroke -- Book X: The liberation of Damascus -- Epilogue.

1937 · ref. 006666 — Garden City N.Y. : Doubleday Doran & Co. 1937 ©1935 1937. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 672 p. 52 leaves of plates : ill. maps ports. ; 24 cm. ; OCLC: 42472485 ; LC: D568.4; Dewey: 940.41 ; "Privately printed 1926; first published for general circulation 1935."/ Preface by A.W. Lawrence./ Portraits by Eric Kennington Augustus John William Roberts John Singer Sargent William Nicholson Henry Lamb William Rothenstein R.M. Young Colin Gill Frank Dobson and Gilbert Spencer and illustration by Sydney Carline. ; Contents: Preface / by A.W. Lawrence -- Introduction: the foundations of Arab revolt -- Book I: My first visit to Arabia -- Book II: Feisal's first extension northward -- Book III: Concentration against the Medina Railway -- Book IV: The expedition against Akaba -- Book V: Exploiting the new base -- Book VI: The failure of the bridges -- Book VII: A winter campaign -- Book VIII: Orthodoxy arrives -- Book IX: Manoeuvring for a final stroke -- Book X: The liberation of Damascus -- Epilogue. ; Includes indexes.; "T.E. Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" recounts his role in the origin of the modern Arab world. At first a shy Oxford scholar and archaeologist with a facility for languages he joined and went on to lead the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks while the rest of the world was enmeshed in World War I. With its richly detailed evocation of the land and the people Lawrence passionately believed in its incisive portraits of key players from Faisal ibn Hussein the future Hashemite king of Syria and Iraq to General Sir Edmund Allenby and other members of the British imperial forces The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an indispensible primary historical source. It helps us to understand today's Middle East while giving us thrilling accounts of military exploits including the liberation of Aqaba and Damascus clandestine activities and human foibles." ; tan colored cloth in beautifully illustrated dustjacket ; bookplate ; thick heavy volume ; FINE/FINE Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1937, ©1935 hardcover