T.E. Lawrence's classic 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' made the Arab revolt a legend and helped turn him into the mythical Lawrence of Arabia. 'Setting the Desert on... » 

T.E. Lawrence's classic 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' made the Arab revolt a legend and helped turn him into the mythical Lawrence of Arabia. 'Setting the Desert on Fire' is both a masterly account of the intrigue behind the revolt and its startling consequences for the present-day Middle East and a portrait of Lawrence that brings fresh insight to the true nature of the master mythmaker. «