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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Author: T.E. Lawrence
Hard cover. Fair condition. 1935.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence is a sweeping autobiographical account of the author’s extraordinary role during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I, blending vivid personal narrative with military history and cultural observation. Known as Lawrence of Arabia, Lawrence recounts how he served as a British liaison and strategist to Arab forces, adopting Bedouin dress and tactics to help unify tribal groups and lead daring campaigns—most famously the capture of Aqaba and the guerrilla disruption of Ottoman supply lines—which contributed to the eventual Allied advances in the Middle East. More than a simple war memoir, the book richly evokes the desert landscape, the people and leaders he encountered, and his own complex reflections on loyalty, colonial politics, and the birth of modern Arab nationalism, making it both a classic of 20th-century literature and a key historical source on the era. (en.wikipedia.org)
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