Lawrence Of Arabia Av Ranulph Fiennes

<p><b>The authoritative and illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the man who inspired the iconic film <i>Lawrence of Arabia - </i>from "The World''s Greatest Living Explorer" Ranulph Fiennes.<br><br>Thomas Edward Lawrence first set foot on the hot sands of Arabia in 1909.</b><br><b>By 1918 there was a ¿20,000 price on his head.</b><br><br>His journey to this point has long been legend. From his first postings as archaeologist, liaison and map officer, to fighting alongside guerrilla forces during the Arab Revolt. Journeying more than 300 miles through blistering heat to capture Aqaba, to his involvement in peace conferences that decided the future of the Middle East. Lawrence gave over his life the Middle East and its people.<br><br>A legend in his own lifetime, Lawrence''s epic story has always been ripe for the retelling - but Ranulph Fiennes is no ordinary biographer . . . Having led Arab troops into battle on the Arabian peninsula in a war fought only fifty years later. Fienn

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