Lawrence’s triumphant arrival in Damascus in 1918 might be said to have been the spark that ultimately ignited a powder keg of factional rivalries and distrust.
Christopher Sandford
Christopher Sandford is the author of many books, including, most recently, Zeebrugge: The Greatest Raid of All (Casemate).
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The restless soul of Anthony Burgess
Though ‘lapsed,’ the prolific author was obsessed with the church.
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Missing Robert Mitchum: nostalgia for the archetypal American male
In celebrating the centennial of Mitchum’s birth, we are really paying homage to a peculiarly American male archetype.