Hero - The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

From Michael Korda, author of the New York Times bestselling Eisenhower biography Ike and the captivating Battle of Britain book With Wings Like Eagles, comes the critically-acclaimed definitive biography of T. E. Lawrencethe legendary British soldier, strategist, scholar, and adventurer whose exploits as Lawrence of Arabia created a legacy of mythic proportions in his own lifetime. Many know T.E. Lawrence from David Leans Oscar-winning 1962 biopicbased, itself, upon Lawrences autobiographical Seven Pillars of Wisdombut in the tradition of modern biographers like John Meacham, David McCullough, and Barbara Leaming, Michael Kordas penetrating new examination reveals new depth and character in the twentieth centurys quintessential English hero.