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Review ------ Fascinating... [Anderson] displays a masterly understanding of the politics of the region, and a fine judgement on Lawrence himself... The author's description of Lawrence's guerrilla campaign is also first-rate... A highly intelligent contribution to the Lawrence literature' Author: Max Hastings Source: Sunday Times Tremendous... [Anderson] has written a masterpiece of detachment about a subject that defies easy acceptance, and made of it a work of tantalising fascination. Author: Jan Morris Source: Daily Telegraph If you thought you knew all you needed to know about "Lawrence of Arabia", if only thanks to David Lean's epic film, think again. Scott Anderson's magisterial book retells the story in a way that challenges almost all aspects of the Lawrence myth. Author: Amir Taheri Source: The Times Lawrence in Arabia is a fascinating book, the best work of history in recent memory and an illuminating analysis of issues that still loom large today Source: New York Times The research in this book is so daringly original, and the writing so spectacular, that it feels like I'm reading about the topic for the first time. Author: Sebastian Junger, bestselling author of The Perfect Storm Gripping... Anderson's version of the story is a brilliantly pulled-off piece of narrative history that demonstrates both why Lawrence continues to grip our imagination and why he can be a deeply problematic lens through which to examine the tensions of the Middle East Author: William Dalrymple Source: New Statesman Cuts through legend and speculation to offer perhaps the clearest account of Lawrence's often puzzling actions and personality... Anderson has produced a compelling account of Western hubris, derring-do, intrigue and outright fraud that hastened - and complicated - the troubled birth of the modern Middle East. Source: Washington Post Stirring, scholarly and remarkably sensitive - both to Lawrence's personal complexities and the geopolitical context Author: James McConnachie Source: Spectator The most scholarly life of Lawrence to date... Gives the Arab revolt and its dashing architect their due in history Author: Ian Thomson Source: Observer Through his large cast, Anderson is able to explore the muddles of the early-20th-century Middle East from several different and enlightening perspectives. Furthermore, while he maintains an invigorating pace, his fabulous details are given room to illuminate... Engrossing, thoughtful and intricate Author: Alex von Tunzelmann Source: New York Times Book Review Book Description ---------------- The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller 2014 New York Times top ten bestseller 2014 .com's Top Ten History Books of the Year 2014 New York Times Book of the Year 2014 'Fascinating... Masterly' Max Hastings, Sunday Times