Middle Eastern History

In this groundbreaking book, the author tells the full story of the revolt made legendary by T.E. Lawrence in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Drawing on research on the ground in the Middle East, and in the key libraries and archives of Britain and France, he recasts the revolt as the international drama it really was.

Hardback. 362 pages. NEW. 

This new biography seperates the truth from all the fictions that surround this legendary man. It covers the actualities of the battles that Lawrence fought in greater detail than ever before, and also describes what happened to Lawrence immediately after the war.

Hardback. 260 pages. NEW. 

The Mamluks were the greatest warriors of the Medieval age. Originally slave soldiers of Islamic masters they developed into a formidable independent force with its own distinctive warrior cast and culture. Their achievements were remarkable: they were the first military power to defeat the Mongols; they waged long and complex wars against the Crusaders and Ottomans; and they created a martial code to rival that of Western chivalry and Japanese Bushido.

Hardback. 304 pages. NEW.