Download or read book Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918 written by James Barr and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-07-06 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greed and intrigue combine explosively in this gripping, masterly account of a key moment in the history of the Middle East, and a portrait of T.E. Lawrence--Lawrence of Arabia himself--that is bright, nuanced, and full of fresh insights into the true nature of the master mythmaker. Photos. Maps.