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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This superb study ably fills a void in the historiography of British military participation and imperial strategy in the Middle East during the Great War, and is recommended in the strongest terms.”
—Journal of Military History
“The Arab Bureau represents a unique contribution to illuminating our understanding of the inner workings of British imperial policy in a vital region of the world during a particularly crucial period.”
—Rashid Khalidi,University of Chicago
“Dr. Westrate rescues the Arab Bureau from seventy years of obscurity in the shadow of its most flamboyant member, the legendary T.E. Lawrence. This judicious and insightful book could not be more timely. As the U.S. searches for coherence in the shambles of its Middle East triumph, it is salutary to be reminded of parallels in the region that confronted the victorious British three generations earlier. Dr. Westrate persuasively argues there is much to be learned from mistakes made then.”
—Jon Broomfield,former president, California Institute of Integral Studies
