Lawrence Of Arabia

Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book Lawrence Of Arabia by R. H. Kiernan, Read Books Ltd.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: R. H. Kiernan ISBN: 9781473385771
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: April 16, 2013
Imprint: Candler Press Language: English
Author: R. H. Kiernan
ISBN: 9781473385771
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: April 16, 2013
Imprint: Candler Press
Language: English

INTRODUCTION - In a letter which I received from Lawrence on the day of his fatal accident, he wrote, Most children are fed up with the war and the inclination among its survivors to treat it as a matter of significance. I sympathize with them the last war is always a bore for the next generation. There is, of course, such a thing as hearing too much about those days in the conversation of ones elders, but it would be difficult to find anyone, young or old, who is not interested in the striking figure of Lawrence and in what he did in the Revolt of the Arabs. It is a tale of desert rides and raids, with battle, murder, and massacre, under molten skies or in bitter, driving gales and snow. Here I have indicated those scenes and also tried to show the man himself, his pair for tactics in the field, his more unusual gift of understanding the strategical results of his successes, the magnetism which drew the Bedouin to him, and the high soul and genius which transcended all these things But the story does not consist merely of thrills. In the maps, only the necessary places are marked which appear in the text, but the reader must study them, note the relation between places-particularly along the Pilgrims Railway from Damascus to Medina-and remember the scale, so that he will be able to estimate the distances between them. Without this the meaning of his marches, feints, and destructive raids cannot be realized. The better the map is known, the more the deadly game played by one of the most magnificent guerilla- leaders in the worlds history will be understood and appreciated. R. H. K.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

INTRODUCTION - In a letter which I received from Lawrence on the day of his fatal accident, he wrote, Most children are fed up with the war and the inclination among its survivors to treat it as a matter of significance. I sympathize with them the last war is always a bore for the next generation. There is, of course, such a thing as hearing too much about those days in the conversation of ones elders, but it would be difficult to find anyone, young or old, who is not interested in the striking figure of Lawrence and in what he did in the Revolt of the Arabs. It is a tale of desert rides and raids, with battle, murder, and massacre, under molten skies or in bitter, driving gales and snow. Here I have indicated those scenes and also tried to show the man himself, his pair for tactics in the field, his more unusual gift of understanding the strategical results of his successes, the magnetism which drew the Bedouin to him, and the high soul and genius which transcended all these things But the story does not consist merely of thrills. In the maps, only the necessary places are marked which appear in the text, but the reader must study them, note the relation between places-particularly along the Pilgrims Railway from Damascus to Medina-and remember the scale, so that he will be able to estimate the distances between them. Without this the meaning of his marches, feints, and destructive raids cannot be realized. The better the map is known, the more the deadly game played by one of the most magnificent guerilla- leaders in the worlds history will be understood and appreciated. R. H. K.

More books from Read Books Ltd.

Cover of the book The Preacher of Cedar Mountain: A Tale of the Open Country by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book The Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteopathy by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Guy Garrick by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Undine - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Some Deeper Aspects of Masonic Symbolism by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Sporting Facts and Fancies by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Briar by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Sundays of a Bourgeois by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Ghosts I Have Seen - and Other Psychic Experiences by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Repertory Of Tongue Symptoms by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book A Modern Mercenary by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Suleiman the Magnificent - Sultan of the East by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book A Little Hero by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book Doublets - A Word-Puzzle by R. H. Kiernan
Cover of the book The Vanishing Race - The Last Great Indian Council - A Record In Picture And Story Of The Last Great Indian Council by R. H. Kiernan
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy