Masters of Mayhem: Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:James StejskalTheme:Chronological Period/1900-1919, Cultural Region/AfricanPublish date:11/15/2025Pages:304
Languages:EnglishPublisher:CasemateISBN-13:9781636246147ISBN-10:1636246141UPC:9781636246147Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Military, AfricaBook Topic:World War ISize:8.99 x 5.99 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.341Product ID:SCX7VF0VZA
"...delivers a well-written, exciting report on the campaign from the perspective of the various units involved." - Studies in Intelligence
Silver Medal winner in Military History Matters 'Book of the Year' Award
"Written with great accuracy, detail, enthusiasm, and insight..." Military History Matters judges' comment
Striking where the enemy is weakest and melting away into the darkness before he can react. Never confronting a stronger force directly, but willing to use audacity and surprise to confound and demoralize an opponent. Operations driven by good intelligence, area knowledge, mobility, speed, firepower, and detailed planning executed by a few specialists with indigenous warriors - this is unconventional warfare.
T. E. Lawrence was one of the earliest practitioners of modern unconventional warfare. His tactics and strategies were used by men like Mao and Giap in their wars of liberation. Both kept Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom close at hand. This book looks at the creation of the HEDGEHOG force, the formation of armored car sections and other units, and focuses on the Hejaz Operations Staff, the Allied officers and men who took Lawrence's idea and prosecuted it against the Ottoman Turkish army assisting Field Marshal Allenby to achieve victory in 1918.
Stejskal concludes with an examination of how HEDGEHOG has influenced special operations and unconventional warfare, including Field Marshal Wavell, the Long Range Desert Group, and David Stirling's SAS
Silver Medal winner in Military History Matters 'Book of the Year' Award
"Written with great accuracy, detail, enthusiasm, and insight..." Military History Matters judges' comment
Striking where the enemy is weakest and melting away into the darkness before he can react. Never confronting a stronger force directly, but willing to use audacity and surprise to confound and demoralize an opponent. Operations driven by good intelligence, area knowledge, mobility, speed, firepower, and detailed planning executed by a few specialists with indigenous warriors - this is unconventional warfare.
T. E. Lawrence was one of the earliest practitioners of modern unconventional warfare. His tactics and strategies were used by men like Mao and Giap in their wars of liberation. Both kept Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom close at hand. This book looks at the creation of the HEDGEHOG force, the formation of armored car sections and other units, and focuses on the Hejaz Operations Staff, the Allied officers and men who took Lawrence's idea and prosecuted it against the Ottoman Turkish army assisting Field Marshal Allenby to achieve victory in 1918.
Stejskal concludes with an examination of how HEDGEHOG has influenced special operations and unconventional warfare, including Field Marshal Wavell, the Long Range Desert Group, and David Stirling's SAS
Languages:EnglishPublisher:CasemateISBN-13:9781636246147ISBN-10:1636246141UPC:9781636246147Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Military, AfricaBook Topic:World War ISize:8.99 x 5.99 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.341Product ID:SCX7VF0VZA
Stejskal, James: - James Stejskal, after 35 years of service with US Army Special Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency, is a uniquely qualified historian and novelist. He is the author of Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956-1990; Masters of Mayhem: Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz; No Moon as Witness; and The Snake Eater Chronicles.
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