The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts The Ottoman Empire & Further East: Then to Now East of Constantinople/Istanbul The Arab Middle East
RCC7945
Akaba. The Great Arab Revolution of 1916. A Badge of National Pride
ISBN
9781796094442
Purchase Price
£19.34 (new)
Date Purchased
June 20, 2020
Publisher
Xlibris Corporation LLC (2020)
Notes
For those of us of a certain age, Akaba (or Aqaba) brings us memories of the David Lean film "Lawrence of Arabia" where the taking of Akaba by the Arabs was one of the central highlights of the film. This book tells the real story of the revolution started by Grand Sharif Hussein on June 10th 1916 from a balcony in Mecca, by raising his rifle and firing the first shot of the revolution. Whilst the title of the book purports it to be about the taking of Akaba in August 1917, the story encompasses the revolution itself, and its unhappy outcome.
9781796094442
Purchase Price
£19.34 (new)
Date Purchased
June 20, 2020
Publisher
Xlibris Corporation LLC (2020)
Notes
For those of us of a certain age, Akaba (or Aqaba) brings us memories of the David Lean film "Lawrence of Arabia" where the taking of Akaba by the Arabs was one of the central highlights of the film. This book tells the real story of the revolution started by Grand Sharif Hussein on June 10th 1916 from a balcony in Mecca, by raising his rifle and firing the first shot of the revolution. Whilst the title of the book purports it to be about the taking of Akaba in August 1917, the story encompasses the revolution itself, and its unhappy outcome.