| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 369 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
1 Introduction -- 2 Into the Ghost-land -- 3 Archaeology, Material Worlds, and the Arab Revolt -- 4 The Hejaz Railway Faith, Conflict, and Afterlife -- 5 Guerrillas and the 'Sultan's Mule' -- 6 Conflict on Jebel Sherra: Ma'an to the Blockhouse -- 7 'Belly of the Beast': Abdullah's Fort to Batn al-Ghoul -- 8 Forts, Stations, and Ancestors: Wadi Rutm to Tel Shahm -- 9 Concealment, Raiding, and Ambush: Tooth Hill to Hallat Ammar -- 10 Beyond the Railway: Conflict Landscapes of the Arab Revolt -- TIMELINE OF MAJOR EVENTS ON THE HEJAZ RAILWAY BETWEEN MA'AN AND MUDAWWARA, 1900-2018 -- GAZETTEER OF SITES |
| Summary |
This unique archaeological account from Nicholas Saunders tells the story of the origins of modern guerrilla warfare during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18. The discovery of an unknown conflict landscape reveals the dramatic exploits of T. E. Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Bedouin warriors, and their attacks on the Hejaz Railway during the First World War |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource, title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed October 20, 2020) |
| Subject |
Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935.
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Faysal I, King of Iraq, 1885-1933.
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| SUBJECT |
Faysal I, King of Iraq, 1885-1933 fast |
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Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935 fast |
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Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935. nli |
| Subject |
Hejaz Railway -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Hejaz Railway fast |
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Arab countries -- History -- Arab Revolt, 1916-1918.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006283
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| Subject |
Arab countries
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Arab countries -- History -- Arab Revolt, 1916-1918.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191030710 |
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0191030716 |
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9780191895746 |
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0191895741 |
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