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Great Britain. Army Biography Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward) 1888-1935 Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Owen, Wilfred 1893-1918 Post-traumatic stress disorder Sassoon, Siegfried 1886-1967 Soldiers Great Britain Biography War in literature World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Middle East World War, 1914-1918 Psychological aspectsGlass, Charles
Summary: "A brilliant and poignant history of the friendship between two great war poets, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, alongside a narrative investigation of the origins of PTSD and the literary response to World War I. From the moment war broke out across Europe in 1914, the world entered a new, unparalleled era of modern warfare. Soldiers faced relentless machine gun shelling, incredible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.3 GLAHochschild, Adam.
Summary: Presents a history of World War I, focusing on the moral conflict between the proponents of the war and its critics in Great Britain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.341 HOCSummary: Presents the story of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), the heroic and troubled man who organized the Arab nations to fight the Turks in World War I and then, having reached a pinnacle of power in Mideast politics, retired to postwar military obscurity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2000
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LAWCopies Available at Fife Lake
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Summary: "As a young British intelligence officer in Cairo, archaeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence became involved in the 1916 Arab Revolt, fighting alongside rebel forces against the Ottomans. He made a legendary 300-mile journey through blistering heat; he wore Arab dress; and he strongly identified with the people in his adopted lands. By 1918, he had a £20,000 price on his head. Despite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2024
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Summary: The acclaimed author of the "New York Times"-bestseller "Ike" returns with a definitive new biography of the legendary British scholar, adventurer, soldier, and hero who became a myth in his lifetime--T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.431 VAUGarth, John.
Summary: This book tells the full story of how Tolkien embarked on the creation of Middle-earth as the world around him was plunged into the catastrophe of World War I. It reveals the horror and heroism that he experienced as a signals officer in the Battle of the Somme and introduces the circle of friends who spurred his mythology into life. It shows how, after two of these brilliant young men were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2003