Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East

Now available as a Signal paperback, a thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history: the Arab Revolt in World War I, and the secret game to control the Middle East.
     The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, "a sideshow to a sideshow." As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by four men far removed from the corridors of power. Curt Pruefer was an effete…