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all things Lawrence with our recommended reading list...
Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T.E. Lawrence - Jeremy Wilson (1989)
The 'bible' for any study of Lawrence
With Lawrence in Arabia - Lowell Thomas (1924)
2002 reprint by Prion Books contains an introduction by Lawrence biographer and critic Phillip Knightley
Seven Pillars of Wisdom - T.E.Lawrence (1926)
In print for almost 80 years read about Lawrence's war in his own words
The Wilderness of Zin - C Leonard Woolley & T E Lawrence (1915)
2003 saw Stacey International reprint the Sinai archaeological report that had Lawrence later accused of spying
Desert Treks from Jeddah - Patricia Barbour
Contains details of an excellent overland Hejaz Railway expedition in Saudi Arabia
T.E.Lawrence: An Arab View - Suleiman Mousa (1966)
The first major biography of Lawrence written by an Arab
A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T.E. Lawrence - John E. Mack (1976)
Mack's skills as a psychologist help us better understand the enigma of Lawrence
Selected Letters of T.E.Lawrence - Edited by David Garnett
An excellent collection of letters written by and providing insight to T.E.Lawrence as a student, soldier and writer
The Rise and Fall of the Hashemite Kingdom of Arabia - Joshua Teitelbaum
Comprehensive background to the rise and fall of Hussein's family dynasty in the Hejaz, Syria, Jordan and Iraq
Crusader Castles: The influence of the Crusades on European military architecture - to the end of the XIIth Century - T.E.Lawrence (1936)
Lawrence's undergraduate thesis on Crusader Castles
Secret Despatches from Arabia (1937)
Wartime Middle East writings by Lawrence in the Arab Bureau 1914-1918
T.E. Lawrence by His Friends (1937)
Reflective collection of writings and interviews on Lawrence by the people who knew him best
The Mint: A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross (1955)
Lawrence's contentious account of his early service in the R.A.F. which he banned from being published until after his death
The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia - Phillip Knightley and Colin Simpson (1969)
At the time a controversial revision of Lawrence's life from previously unpublished documents and family papers
T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography (1988) - Compiled by Philip O'Brien
A monumental project listing everything ever written about the man
Britain's Moment in the Middle East - Elizabeth Munroe
A useful background to Britain's role in the modern Middle East
The Great Powers and the End of the Ottoman Empire - Edited by Marian Kent (1984)
A collection of essays by leading scholars detailing the coming of war in the Middle East and the demise of the Ottoman Empire
In the Anglo Arab Labyrinth: The McMahon-Husayn Correspondence and Its Interpretations 1914-1939 - Elie Kedourie (1976)
Investigation into how this significant correspondence changed the face of the Middle East
Curzon and British Imperialism in the Middle East 1916-19 - John Fisher (1999)
A detailed study of Britain's political ambitions in the Near East in the First World War
London and the Invention of the Middle East - Roger Adelson (1995)
An overview of Britain's role in the Middle East in the first half of the Twentieth Century
Peacemakers - Margaret Macmillan (2001)
An engaging account of the extraordinary six months in Paris that carved the post-war settlement
The Last Crusade: The Palestine Campaign in the First World War - Anthony Bruce (2002)
A recent summary of the successful campaign from Cairo to Damascus
Allenby and British Strategy in the Middle East 1917-1919 - Mathew Hughes (1999)
A military and political study of Allenby's role in Britain's Middle East strategy
Empires of the Sand: The Struggle For Mastery in the Middle East 1789-1923 - Efraim Karsh &8;#3 Inari Karsh (1999)
An overview of the clash between Europe's great powers and the Ottoman Empire
Gallipoli 1915 - Tim Travers (2001)
A comprehensive account of the Allies' catastrophic assault on Turkey
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