Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-11-12
Books mentioned on Part One: How Lawrence of Arabia Invented Modern War
Robert tells Margaret Killjoy the whole story of Lawrence of Arabia, a British imperialist, hopeless romantic and asexual icon who invented the concept of modern insurgent war. Through it all we ask: was he a bastard?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.
Recommended“I want to read Seven Pillars now it's great yeah uh it is”
Where to get it
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The young T.E. Lawrence
The Young T.E.
Recommended“Um, in the wonderful book The Young T.E. Lawrence, biographer Anthony Satin writes that Lawrence and his four brothers never, quote, 'had an unhappy or even an unsettled life.'”
Where to get it
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Setting the Desert on Fire
Discussed“I want to quote now from a book called Setting the Desert on Fire by James Barr. At the Times Valette, Cho believed that the Sultan's power as Khalif gave him a disturbing and disruptive political influence worldwide.”
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