Setting the desert on fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916 - 1918
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-362) and index Key figures in this book -- Maps -- A note on the text -- Prologue -- A clear-thinking hatchet man -- Will this do? -- The uprising starts and stutters -- The blame game begins -- The French arrive -- This was the man -- Crisis over Rabigh -- Turning point -- Wajh -- The first railway raids -- Differences over tactics -- Fighting for us on a lie -- Stalemate in the Hijaz -- Triumph at Aqaba -- The impact of Aqaba -- Impolitic truths -- Difficult times -- Gaza and Yarmuk : victory and failure -- Dara or Azrak : where was Lawrence? (15-21 November 1917) -- The Balfour declaration and its aftermath -- Fighting de luxe -- New conditions -- A complete muck-up -- Preparing for the push -- Holding operations -- The Dara raid -- The road to Damascus -- A house with no door -- Epilogue |
| Physical Description: | X, 382 pages illustrations, maps |
| ISBN: | 9780393060409 |
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SETTING THE DESERT ON FIRE / BARR, JAMES : 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS
/ INHALTSVERZEICHNIS KEY FIGURES IN THIS BOOK MAPS A NOTE ON THE TEXT
PROLOGUE A CLEAR-THINKING HATCHET MAN WILL THIS DO? THE UPRISING STARTS
AND STUTTERS THE BLAME GAME BEGINS THE FRENCH ARRIVE THIS WAS THE MAN
CRISIS OVER RABIGH TURNING POINT WAJH THE FIRST RAILWAY RAIDS
DIFFERENCES OVER TACTICS FIGHTING FOR US ON A LIE STALEMATE IN THE HIJAZ
TRIUMPH AT AQABA THE IMPACT OF AQABA IMPOLITIC TRUTHS DIFFICULT TIMES
GAZA AND YARMUK : VICTORY AND FAILURE DARA OR AZRAK : WHERE WAS
LAWRENCE? (15/21 NOVEMBER 1917) THE BALFOUR DECLARATION AND ITS
AFTERMATH FIGHTING DE LUXE NEW CONDITIONS A COMPLETE MUCK-UP PREPARING
FOR THE PUSH HOLDING OPERATIONS THE DARA RAID THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS A
HOUSE WITH NO DOOR EPILOGUE. DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL
ERZEUGT. |
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SETTING THE DESERT ON FIRE / BARR, JAMES : 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS
/ INHALTSVERZEICHNIS KEY FIGURES IN THIS BOOK MAPS A NOTE ON THE TEXT
PROLOGUE A CLEAR-THINKING HATCHET MAN WILL THIS DO? THE UPRISING STARTS
AND STUTTERS THE BLAME GAME BEGINS THE FRENCH ARRIVE THIS WAS THE MAN
CRISIS OVER RABIGH TURNING POINT WAJH THE FIRST RAILWAY RAIDS
DIFFERENCES OVER TACTICS FIGHTING FOR US ON A LIE STALEMATE IN THE HIJAZ
TRIUMPH AT AQABA THE IMPACT OF AQABA IMPOLITIC TRUTHS DIFFICULT TIMES
GAZA AND YARMUK : VICTORY AND FAILURE DARA OR AZRAK : WHERE WAS
LAWRENCE? (15/21 NOVEMBER 1917) THE BALFOUR DECLARATION AND ITS
AFTERMATH FIGHTING DE LUXE NEW CONDITIONS A COMPLETE MUCK-UP PREPARING
FOR THE PUSH HOLDING OPERATIONS THE DARA RAID THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS A
HOUSE WITH NO DOOR EPILOGUE. DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL
ERZEUGT. |
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| spelling | Barr, James Verfasser aut Setting the desert on fire T. E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916 - 1918 James Barr 1. American edition New York [u.a.] Norton 2008 X, 382 pages illustrations, maps txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-362) and index Key figures in this book -- Maps -- A note on the text -- Prologue -- A clear-thinking hatchet man -- Will this do? -- The uprising starts and stutters -- The blame game begins -- The French arrive -- This was the man -- Crisis over Rabigh -- Turning point -- Wajh -- The first railway raids -- Differences over tactics -- Fighting for us on a lie -- Stalemate in the Hijaz -- Triumph at Aqaba -- The impact of Aqaba -- Impolitic truths -- Difficult times -- Gaza and Yarmuk : victory and failure -- Dara or Azrak : where was Lawrence? (15-21 November 1917) -- The Balfour declaration and its aftermath -- Fighting de luxe -- New conditions -- A complete muck-up -- Preparing for the push -- Holding operations -- The Dara raid -- The road to Damascus -- A house with no door -- Epilogue Lawrence, T. E <1888-1935> (Thomas Edward) Lawrence, Thomas E. 1888-1935 (DE-588)118570366 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1900-2000 Politik Weltkrieg (1914-1918) World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Arab countries World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Arabian Peninsula Außenpolitik (DE-588)4003846-4 gnd rswk-swf Arabischer Aufstand 1916-1918 (DE-588)4199688-4 gnd rswk-swf Erster Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079163-4 gnd rswk-swf Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd rswk-swf Arab countries Politics and government 20th century Naher Osten (DE-588)4068878-1 gnd rswk-swf Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 gnd rswk-swf 1\p (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Lawrence, Thomas E. 1888-1935 (DE-588)118570366 p Arabischer Aufstand 1916-1918 (DE-588)4199688-4 s DE-604 Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 g Außenpolitik (DE-588)4003846-4 s Naher Osten (DE-588)4068878-1 g Erster Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079163-4 s Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 s 2\p DE-604 LoC Fremddatenuebernahme application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=016353544&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | Setting the desert on fire T. E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916 - 1918 |
| title_auth | Setting the desert on fire T. E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916 - 1918 |
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| title_exact_search_txtP | Setting the desert on fire T. E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916 - 1918 |
| title_full | Setting the desert on fire T. E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916 - 1918 James Barr |
| title_fullStr | Setting the desert on fire T. E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916 - 1918 James Barr |
| title_full_unstemmed | Setting the desert on fire T. E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916 - 1918 James Barr |
| title_short | Setting the desert on fire |
| title_sort | setting the desert on fire t e lawrence and britain s secret war in arabia 1916 1918 |
| title_sub | T. E. Lawrence and Britain's secret war in Arabia, 1916 - 1918 |
| topic | Lawrence, T. E <1888-1935> (Thomas Edward) Lawrence, Thomas E. 1888-1935 (DE-588)118570366 gnd Politik Weltkrieg (1914-1918) World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Arab countries World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Arabian Peninsula Außenpolitik (DE-588)4003846-4 gnd Arabischer Aufstand 1916-1918 (DE-588)4199688-4 gnd Erster Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079163-4 gnd Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd |
| topic_facet | Lawrence, T. E <1888-1935> (Thomas Edward) Lawrence, Thomas E. 1888-1935 Politik Weltkrieg (1914-1918) World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Arab countries World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Arabian Peninsula Außenpolitik Arabischer Aufstand 1916-1918 Erster Weltkrieg Zweiter Weltkrieg Arab countries Politics and government 20th century Naher Osten Großbritannien Biografie |
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