Publication

2008 - Spellmount, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Language

English

Word Count

91,500 words, Guess

Page Count

366 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101862274649
  • ISBN-139781862274648
  • Goodreads5373549
  • LibraryThing6332291
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009293862
and 4 more
  • OCLC Control Number195739466
  • Better World Books9781862274648
  • Better World BooksKT-009-921
  • Open LibraryOL23181497M

Classifications

  • DDC940.415092
  • LCCD568.4.L45 S54 2008
  • LCCD568.4.L45
and 1 more
  • LCCD568.4.L45 S56 2008

Description

T.E. Lawrence found global recognition for his leadership of the Arab Revolt during World War I, harassing the Turks from Medina to Damascus and preparing the ground for the final Allied offensive in 1918. He was hailed as a hero, but little is known about this mysterious and charismatic man after those events. This book is about Lawrence's life after Arabia, his service in the RAF and the Tank Corps as a mere ranker, and details how he became an expert in the technology of the new RAF. It examines the work he did for the 1929 Schneider Trophy Race, the development of the new RAF 200 seaplane tender, and the development of its armour plated offspring, the Armoured Target Boat.It also investigates his literary endeavours and his tragically early death, a sad end to a Renaissance man of all talents, an academic, a talented engineer and a soldier sans pareil.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

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