One afternoon a representative from the British Intelligence Office took me a few miles distant from Khartoum to call on “the holiest man in the
Lowell Thomas Joins Lawrence of Arabia
Emir Feisal and Colonel Lawrence had got as far as Aqaba with their campaign when Mr. Chase and I arrived from the Palestine front with our battery of
Lawrence Returns to Egypt
As a result of Lawrence’s victory at Aqaba and his visit to Egypt, the British decided to back the Arabs to the limit in their campaign to win
The Capture of King Solomon’s Ancient Seaport
Aqaba is picturesquely located at the southern end of the wide Wadi Araba, perhaps the driest and most desolate valley in the world, which runs down
Lawrence’s Corps of Camel Raiders
As long as the corps kept to the desert and out of sight of the Turkish fortified posts along the frontiers of Palestine and Syria, they were as safe
Lawrence Launches Arab Desert Campaign
This series has fifteen easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: The Battle at the Wells of Abu El Lissal.IntroductionAfter initial