Captain shakespear: desert exploration, arabian intrigue and the rise of ibn sa'ud
Auteur :
Dillon, Mr Alan
Éditeur :
Medina Publishing Ltd
ISBN :
9781911487333
Date de publication :
17 sept. 2017
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
550 g
Format :
Cloth over boards; With dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Two years before T E Lawrence's misson to the Hejaz, Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, a pioneering British political agent, ventured deep into the Nejdi desert, building crucial ties with Ibn Sa'ud before WW1. His journey and pivitol role in early British-Saudi relations are chronicled in this compelling book.