Masters of Mayhem: Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz

"Written with great accuracy, detail, enthusiasm, and insight . . . a new perspective on the well-trodden story of the Arab Revolt" (Military History Matters on its Book of the Year, Silver Award–winner).

Striking where the enemy is weakest and melting away into the darkness before he can react. Never confronting a stronger force directly, but using audacity and surprise to confound and demoralize an opponent. Operations driven by good intelligence, area knowledge, mobility, speed, firepowe...