Revolt In The Desert

Synopsis

'revolt in the desert' is a gripping first hand account of the arab revolt of 1916-1918. An abridged version of 'seven pillars of wisdom; originally written by t. E. Lawrence after the war for his friends, it is a classic narrative of one of the most astonishing adventures of the first world war. Illustrated by original photographs; many taken by t. E. Lawrence himself. 'lawrence of arabia', as lawrence became known, led the uprising with the charismatic sherif feisal that sounded the death knell for the ottoman empire and changed the geopolitics of the middle east.