Guerrilla leader : T. E. Lawrence and the Arab revolt /
James J. Schneider ; foreword by Thomas E. Ricks.
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books
| Utgitt | New York : : Bantam Books, , [2011], ©2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xxviii, 328 pages )
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| Utgave | First edition.
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| Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - Reclaiming T. E. Lawrence from hype and legend, James J. Schneider offers a reexamination of this leader's critical role in shaping the modern Middle East. Just how did this obscure British junior intelligence officer, unschooled in the art of war, become "Lawrence of Arabia" and inspire a loosely affiliated cluster of desert tribes to band together in an all-or-nothing insurgency against their Turkish overlords? The answers have profound implications for our time as well. Blowing up trains and harassing supply lines, Lawrence drove the Ottoman Turks to distraction and brought the Arabs to the brink of self-determination. But his success hinged on more than just innovative tactics: As he immersed himself in Arab culture, Lawrence learned that a traditional Western-style hierarchical command structure could not work in a tribal system. Weaving quotations from Lawrence's own writings with the histories of his greatest campaigns, Schneider shows how this stranger in a strange land evolved over time into the model of the self-reflective, enabling leader who eschews glory for himself but instead seeks to empower his followers.--
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| Emner | Lawrence, T. E. ((Thomas Edward),) , 1888-1935 - Military leadership.
Command of troops - History World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Middle East History & Archaeology History - General |
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| ISBN | 0-345-53020-9
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