Displaying 1 of 1 1976 Format: Book Author: Mack, John E., 1929-2004. Title: A prince of our disorder : the life of T.E. Lawrence / John E. Mack. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: Boston : Little, Brown, ©1976. Description: xxviii, 561 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: An historical and psychological study of the legendary Lawrence, detailing and assessing his motivations, decisions, actions, and impact within their familial, personal, social, and cultural contexts. Subjects: Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935. Great Britain. Army -- Biography. British -- Middle East -- History -- 20th century. Middle East specialists -- Great Britain -- Biography. Archaeologists -- Middle East -- Biography. Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography. World War, 1914-1918 -- Middle East. Genre: Biographies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-537) and index. Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 1977. Contents: Chapmans and Lawrences -- Childhood and adolescence -- Lawrence and his family: the burden of illegitimacy -- Literary influences -- Crusader castles -- Lawrence at Jesus College, 1907-1910 -- The first trip to the Middle East, 1909 -- Lawrence at Carchemish -- The epic dream and the fact of war -- The background of the Arab Revolt -- Two years in Cairo, 1914-1916 -- The course of the Arab Revolt -- The capture of Damascus -- The achievements of "Aurens" -- The question of motivation -- Lawrence the enabler -- The conflict of responsibility -- The heroic legend and the hero -- The shattering of the dream -- Arab self-determination and Arab unity -- Leaving Damascus behind -- At the Paris Peace Conference -- Return to England: London and All Souls -- Lawrence and Churchill: the political settlements in the Middle East -- The service years: an overview -- Ross: the first RAF enlistment -- The years in the tanks -- Cranwell -- India -- Mount Batten -- "Boats, boats, boats" -- Retirement and death. Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 75022481 ISBN: 0316542326 9780316542326 0297770977 9780297770978 Other Number: 1530894 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 26380 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Lawrence Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1