Lawrence, who was based out of Egypt and Iraq during the war, as well as William Yale, Aaron Aaronsohn, and Carl Prüfer (the German military attaché). He went on to write With Lawrence in Arabia, a book that sparked the Lawrence of Arabia legend and was the basis of the celebrated film. It was 1918 in Jerusalem, when the admiring young American scholar and journalist Lowell Thomas first met T.E. T.E. T.E. Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East is a 2014 work of historical non-fiction by American writer and war correspondent Scott Anderson.Anderson sheds new light on the much-told story of T.E. We were … The author focuses on T.E. Lawrence in Arabia Veteran war correspondent Scott Anderson traces the involvement of T.E. Lawrence and three other Westerners during a critical and turbulent period in the Middle East. Completely absorbing, sweeping in scope and riveting from the first word, this is a book that will stay with me for a long time." This is the tragic real-life story of Lawrence of Arabia. Lawrence. by Scott Anderson New York: Doubleday, 2013. Lawrence in Arabia is a book that details the events of World War I from the perspective of four people. The real “Lawrence of Arabia” was a man of short stature. Added to this is the poignancy of his journey, so masterfully rendered in David Lean’s 1962 film, SIEGEL: Scott Anderson is the author of "Lawrence In Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly And The Making Of The Modern Middle East." Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East Scott Anderson Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , Aug 6, 2013 - History - 592 pages Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East. "Lawrence in Arabia is a work of serious research and powerful insight, but it is so rich in incredible stories and glittering details that it felt like a guilty pleasure while I was reading it. Based on years of intensive primary document research, Lawrence in Arabia definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed"--Book jacket flap Maps on lining papers Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, British archaeological scholar, military strategist, and author best known for his legendary war activities in the Middle East during World War I and for his account of those activities in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926). And the enigmatic Lawrence rode into legend at the head of an Arab army, even as he waged a secret war against his own nation's imperial ambitions. 577 pp. Lawrence was dubbed "Lawrence of Arabia" by the press following his time fighting in the Middle East. But the Lawrence of Arabia the public knows -- larger than life, braver than brave, without fault -- is only a small part of the story. Lawrence in Arabia is a fascinating book, the best work of military history in recent memory and an illuminating analysis of issues that still loom large today. 2. With brilliant narrative verve, Lowell recounts the exploits of the young British agent who managed to weld disparate $28.95 ($17.95, paper).