The writings presented in this volume shed tremendous light, both on the character of T. E. Lawrence and the current situation in the Middle East. Despite being written more than seventy years ago, the thoughts of Lawrence of Arabia remain remarkably pertinent. This collection includes Lawrence’s wartime reports from the desert, along with later writings in which Lawrence attempts to cope with the consequences of war in the circumstances of peace. Many of the pieces have previously only been issued in limited editions.

• Cover
• Half Title
• Full Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Maps
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Note on the Spelling of Arabic Names
  • Chronology
  • General Introduction
  • Part One In Time of War
    • Introduction
    • 1 Secret Despatches from Arabia
      • I Letter from Sherif Feisal
      • II Extracts from a Diary of a Journey
      • III Extracts from a Report on Feisal’s Operations
      • IV Sherif Hussein’s Administration
      • V Military Notes
      • VI Personal Notes on the Sherifial Family
      • VII Nationalism among the Tribesmen
      • VIII The Turkish Hejaz Forces and Their Reinforcement
      • IX Sherif Feisal’s Army
      • X Diary of a Second Journey
      • XI Genesis of the Hejaz Revolt
      • XII The Arab Advance on Wejh
      • XIII The Sherifial Northern Army
      • XIV Feisal’s Order of March
      • XV Nejd News
      • XVI With the Northern Army
      • XVII Syria: The Raw Material
      • XVIII Geographical Notes and the Capture of Eshref
      • XIX Raids on the Railway
      • XX Notes on Hejaz Affairs
      • XXI Wejh to Wadi Ais and Back
      • XXII In Sherif Abdullah’s Camp
      • XXIII The Howeitat and Their Chiefs
      • XXIV The Sherif’s Religious Views
      • XXV The Occupation of Akaba
      • XXVI The Sherif and His Neighbours
      • XXVII Twenty-Seven Articles
      • XXVIII The Raid at Haret Ammar
      • XXIX The Raid near Bir esh-Shediyah
      • XXX Geographical Notes
      • XXXI A Raid
      • XXXII Abdullah and the Akhwan
      • XXXIII Akhwan Converts
      • XXXIV First Reports from Tafila
      • XXXV The Battle of Seil el-Hasa
      • XXXVI Report on Khurma
      • XXXVII Syrian Cross-Currents
      • XXXVIII The Destruction of the Fourth Army
    • 2 Supplementary Despatches
      • I Distribution List
      • II Hejaz News
      • III Note by Cairo on Arab Labour
      • IV Hejaz Narrative
      • V Note on the Garrison of Medina
      • VI Note on the Hejaz Military Situation
      • VII The Turkish Hejaz Forces and Their Reinforcement
      • VIII Intelligence Report
      • IX Hejaz: The Present Situation
      • X Note: Weijh Map (Provisional Sheet)
      • XI Intelligence Report: The Northward Move
      • XII Extract from an Intelligence Report under the Heading ‘Arabia/Hejaz’
      • XIII News of Anazeh Tribes
      • XIV Report: Railway Raids Northern Section
      • XV Notes: Northern Section and Late News
      • XVI Extract from an Intelligence Report on Arabia
      • XVII Note: Feisal and Weizmann
      • XVIII Note on Camel-Journeys
  • Part Two In Time of Peace
    • Introduction
    • 1 Reconstruction of Arabia
    • 2 Three Articles from The Times
      • I The Arab Campaign
      • II The Arab Epic (1)
      • III The Arab Epic (2)
    • 3 Demolitions under Fire
    • 4 The Iraq Letters
      • I To the Editor of The Times
      • II France, Britain, and the Arabs
      • III Mesopotamia: The Truth about the Campaign
    • 5 The Changing East
    • 6 The Evolution of a Revolt
    • 7 Science of Guerrilla Warfare
  • Appendix A: The Arab Bulletin
  • Appendix B: Foreword to the First Edition of Secret Despatches
  • Notes to the Secret Despatches
  • Acknowledgements
  • Select Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index