THE GOLDEN WARRIOR: the Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0297810871 . Some edge wear and chipping of DJ, Discard stamp and damage to FFEP from removal of pocket, some damage to top of back board ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations; 404 pages; "During the 1920s—in the aftermath of the Arab revolt against Britain—T. E. Lawrence gained global attention, both for his involvement in the Middle Eastern anti-imperialist movement, and for his vivid and sensational writings about his experiences. Following World War I, his appointment as an advisor to Winston Churchill—nearly simultaneous with the release of an American documentary about the revolt—further charged the T. E. Lawrence mania. Despite the emergence of a whole new set of problems in the Middle East, and fueled by the classic status of the epic movie Lawrence of Arabia, the T. E. Lawrence mystique continues to fascinate. Controversial and provocative, this revised and updated edition of Lawrence James’s acclaimed biography penetrates and overturns the mythology that surrounds T. E. Lawrence. With access to previously unavailable documents, James traces the sometimes spurious Lawrence legend back to its truthful roots, peeling back the layers of Lawrence’s calculated public persona to reveal the gifted, tortured man behind the shimmering myth. " .