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The Arab Bureau : the story of Britain's most ingenious intelligence unit / Eamonn Gearon.
Van Pelt - New Book Display DS63.2.G7 G43 2026
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gearon, Eamonn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arab Bureau (Cairo, Egypt).
- World War, 1914-1918--Military intelligence--Great Britain.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military intelligence--Middle East.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Middle East.
- Great Britain.
- Middle East--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 317 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- A study of the British Empire's Middle Eastern intelligence section during the First World War, drawing on government files, secret publications, newly discovered Arabic documents, and previously overlooked archives. The work examines the Arab Bureau's intelligence gathering, propaganda operations, cultural expertise, and lasting influence on intelligence practice and the modern Middle East. Summary derived from the publisher's dust jacket flap.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0197851231
- 9780197851234
- OCLC:
- 1550218049
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