Arab revolution against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, in the words of Lawrence, "attraction attractions." A handful of adventurers and employees of lower level away from the corridors of power getting into a conflict whose consequences reverberate today. The most prominent of them are extremely colorful personalities. Among them stands out with its special role and compelling charisma Thomas. E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia.
Scott Anderson is a former war correspondent in Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Northern Ireland, Chechnya, Sudan, Bosnia, El Salvador and many other conflict-ridden countries. After years of intensive work with a vast array of official documents it sheds light on the way created the modern Middle East. Following the course of historical events, he brilliantly painted devastation of war and greedy and unreasonable colonial building that stupidity in the past undermine the present.