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Brilliantly written, the biography is a stellar, intriguing and blunt account not only of T.E. Lawrence and the many players cast upon the Middle East scene in the early 20th century, but of the inherent greed, treachery and control exerted upon that region by the powers that be. The deceitful secret discussions and handshakes by the victors of World War I as the Ottoman Empire disintegrated, the brutality of war and the complexities of the people that inhabit the region, cast some understanding
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