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Seven Pillars of Wisdom

By: T. E. Lawrence
Narrated by: Roy McMillan
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Although T. E. Lawrence, commonly known as "Lawrence of Arabia", died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War. A reluctant leader, and wracked by guilt at the duplicity of the British, Lawrence nevertheless threw himself into his role, suffering the blistering desert conditions and masterminding military campaigns which culminated in the triumphant march of the Arabs into Damascus.

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Public Domain (P)2012 Naxos AudioBooks Classics Military & War Veteran Creators Military Thought-Provoking Funny Inspiring
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What made the experience of listening to Seven Pillars of Wisdom the most enjoyable?

The description of the nuts and bolts of waging war and the analysis of how important personality and a judgement of individuals is in the process.

What does Roy McMillan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

McMillan's seemed command of the Arabic names and his capacity to demonstrate the emotion ingrained in the narrative added to the experience of the book. It was easy to say "this is the voice of Lawrence".

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

This is not a book to listen to in one sitting. It is complex in both its detail and its ideas and it resonates with a whole range of contemporary events. Don't hurry your listening. As each day with the book passes, you with think 'around' it to gritty ideas in the world at large.

Any additional comments?

A map of Arabia at the time of the First World War would be very useful to accompany your reading, particularly if the map pertains to the Arab conflict. The movements of Lawrence and the Arabs are quite convoluted throughout the book.

A Fascinating and Inspiring Piece of Work

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Loved this book.

The History.

The Story.

The Narration.

Felt like I was there every step of the way.

Fantastic

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Although it is long and a lot of waffle it is actually also really interesting and gives a great in6inti that Phase of history.

Passes Quick for 24 Hours.

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Incredible story bringing to me a better foundation to the current geopolitics of the region. Told at a leisurely pace very much in keeping with such a saga and permitting terrific insight with descriptions of the desert that it would be very difficult to adequately convey in film. Something fairly ‘Divine Comedy’ about it... perhaps some influence from that direction, but an infinitely more interesting, especially as real and a much easier read. Nearly 100 years old, but there is something very current about the narrative. Perhaps an unfair comparison, and not to belittle Andy McNab, but makes Bravo-2-Zero and ‘similar’ seem positively amateur.... working to a very much further horizon... something I really hadn’t expected.

Fantastic

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Very difficult to press pause, vividly read with a great expressive care ! Will probably enjoy again very soon!!

Incredible story with genuine passion of narrative

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