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The Passionate Spies : How Gertrude Bell, St. John Philby and Lawrence of Arabia Led the Arab Revolt. And How Saudi Arabia Was Founded
by Harte, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1951082540
- ISBN 13
- 9781951082543
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About This Item
New York: Cune Press, 2022. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy of this hardcover. This is the true story of how three British Secret Service agents from the Arab Bureau in Cairo helped General Allenby defeat Germany's ally, the Turks, and end World War One. Lawrence of Arabia reignited a failing Arab Revolt by training and leading a guerrilla force of Arab irregulars to take the port of Aqaba on the Red Sea. John Harte's book - as well as focusing on a critical moment that David Lean featured in his famous film in which young Captain Lawrence discovers a secret back door into the Turkish interior - also describes the forgotten nomadic life of the Bedouin tribes and their raiding parties, the founding of oil-rich Saudi Arabia led by King Ibn Saud, and his double-agent, the treacherous Major St John Philby whom spymaster Major Gertrude Bell of the SIS had trained in spy-craft. 240pp..
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- Bookseller
- Rickaro Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060385
- Title
- The Passionate Spies : How Gertrude Bell, St. John Philby and Lawrence of Arabia Led the Arab Revolt. And How Saudi Arabia Was Founded
- Author
- Harte, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1951082540
- ISBN 13
- 9781951082543
- Publisher
- Cune Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2022
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Lawrence Arabia Gertrude Bell Philby WW1 Military Arab Bureau
- Bookseller catalogs
- T E Lawrence; Military and Military History; Political History;
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Rickaro Books Ltd
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
About Rickaro Books Ltd
At Rickaro Books, we have over 30 years experience in bookselling and customer care. We specialise in T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) but also carry a wide range of other titles across the fields of military, local history and first edition fiction. if you are seeking for a particular title, we are happy to assist and are always interested in purchasing good, collectable books.
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