Seven Pillars of WisdomT.E. Lawrence (1888 - 1935), known as "Lawrence of Arabia" was a British archaeologist, army officer, and writer. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an autobiographical account of his participation in the Arab Revolt. The illustrations and maps are included in this version. |
Contents
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER | |
BOOK ONE The Discovery of Feisal | |
BOOK TWO Opening the Arab Offensive | |
BOOK THREE A Railway Diversion | |
BOOK FOUR Extending to Akaba | |
BOOK FIVE Marking Time | |
BOOK SIX The Raid upon the Bridges | |
BOOK SEVEN The Dead Sea Campaign | |
BOOK EIGHT The Ruin of High Hope | |
BOOK NINE Balancing for a Last Effort | |
BOOK TEN The House is Perfected | |
EPILOGUE | |
ILLUSTRATIONS | |
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Aba el Lissan Abd el Kader Abdulla Abu Tayi aeroplanes Ageyl Akaba Allenby Allenby's Amman Arab Arab Revolt Arabia armoured cars army attack Auda Auda abu Tayi Auda's Azrak Beduin began Beni Sakhr bridge British broken camels camp CHAPTER command Damascus dark dawn Dawnay Deraa desert enemy eyes feet Feisal fighting fire force gave ground guns Guweira halted Hauran head Hejaz Hejaz Railway hills Howeitat hundred Hussein Jefer Jidda Joyce Juheina knew looked Maan machine-guns Mecca Medina Mesopotamia miles Mohammed Mudowwara Nasir night numbers Nuri Shaalan officers party plain Rabegh raid railway ride ridge rifles road rode Rualla saddle Sakhr sand seemed Semna sent Sheikh Sherif Shobek side soldiers Syria Tafileh tent things thousand told took train tribes troops Turkish Turks turned valley village Wadi Wejh wind yards Yenbo Zaal Zeid