Synopses & Reviews
The rivalry that presaged the world?s most tenacious conflict As the Arab -Israeli conflict continues to plague the Middle East, historian Ronald Florence offers extraordinary new insights on its origins. This is the story of T. E. Lawrence, the young British officer who became famous around the world as Lawrence of Arabia, Aaron Aaronsohn, an agronomist from Palestine, and the antagonism that divided them over the fate of the dying Ottoman Empire during World War I?a clash of visions that set Arab nationalism and Zionism on a direct collision course that reverberates to this day.
Review
In crafting complex and absorbing portraits of his two protagonists, Florence has produced a singular and important book that does much to illuminate the roots of todays debates over borders and birthrights in the troubled Middle East.
The Providence Journal
Synopsis
Florence tells the story of how T.E. Lawrence, who would later become the iconic Lawrence of Arabia, and a Jewish agronomist from Palestine map the land and conflicts of the modern Middle East. 16 pages of b&w photos throughout.
About the Author
Ronald F lorence is a historian and novelist and the author of eight previous books.