Revolt in the Desert

T. E. Lawrence

Published by George H. Doran Company, New York, 1927

About this Item

Revolt in the Desert; by T. E. Lawrence; George H. Doran Company, New York, 1927. First printing in America, March 1927, second issue as noted by the letter ?B? on the copyright page and the ?camel train? endpapers.
Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888 ? 1935) was a British Army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer known for his role during the Arab Revolt and Sinai and Palestine campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and Lawrence's ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia.
After the outbreak of war in 1914, Lawrence joined the British Army and was stationed at the Arab Bureau, a military intelligence unit in Egypt. In 1916, he travelled to Mesopotamia and Arabia on intelligence missions and became involved with the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule. Lawrence was ultimately assigned to the British Military Mission in the Hejaz as a liaison to Emir Faisal, a leader of the revolt. He participated in engagements with the Ottoman military culminating in the capture of Damascus in October 1918.
Lawrence's major work is Seven Pillars of Wisdom, an account of his war experiences. In 1919, he was elected to a seven-year research fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, providing him with support while he worked on the book. It was published in 1926.
Revolt in the Desert was an abridged version of Seven Pillars that he began in 1926 and that was published in March 1927.
This book is in near-fine condition. It is lacking the dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Revolt in the Desert
• Publisher: George H. Doran Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1927
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine