Hero - The Life & Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

Zusatztext ‘ This book is monumental in every sense. The book has many virtues. Among the chief of these are its clarity and readability! its determination to leave no investigative stone unturned and the extraordinarily thorough research that has gone into its writing’ ‘ Thorough and compelling’ 'a wealth of scholarly research and this book is absorbing! hugely informative and highly readable' Informationen zum Autor Michael Korda is Editor in Chief Emeritus of Simon and Schuster. His books include With Wings Like Eagles and Hero: The Life & Legend of Lawrence of Arabia, published by Aurum. He lives in Pleasant Valley, NY. Klappentext Acclaimed as the definitive biography of Lawrence of Arabia, richly illustrated with images, some of which have never been published before. The analysis of Lawrence's vision for the modern Middle-East provides a strong contemporary element to the book. Demonstrates that Lawrence remains the paradigm of the hero of modern times 'This magnificent, monumental portrait at a stroke makes all others redundant' "Sunday Times" Zusammenfassung Michael Korda’ s Hero is an epic biography of the mysterious,Englishman whose daring exploits made him an object of intense fascination, known the world over as ‘ Lawrence of Arabia.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Korda
• Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9781845137717
• ISBN: 978-1-84513-771-7
• No. of pages: 784
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, First World War, c 1910 to c 1919, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I