Hard Lying: Eastern Mediterranean, 1914-1919

During World War I, Lewen Weldon was recruited to run a network of spies and confidential agents in the eastern desert of Egypt. He took his men to the Syrian coast behind Turkish lines in small boats at night, encountering Armenians escaping massacres, Arab nationalists, Turkish soldiers, and Jewish volunteers. Weldon's modesty and self-deprecating Irish wit take us to the heart of his experience, in which each man depended for his life on his colleagues.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 18 May 2023
Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd

When World War I broke out, Lewen Weldon was mapping the eastern desert of Egypt. A fluent Arabic speaker, he was recruited to run a network of spies and confidential agents who were landed from a steam yacht onto the Syrian coast behind Turkish lines. He took his men to the shore in small boats at night, which also allowed him to land and conduct personal interviews before returning back through the surf. This vivid tale of adventure becomes eyewitness history as we encounter Armenians escaping the massacres, passionate Arab nationalists, resolute Turkish soldiers, and a heroic network of Jewish volunteers. Weldon's modesty and self-deprecating Irish wit, complete with a few prejudices, take us to the vivid heart of his experience, in which each man depended for his life on his colleagues. This is a story that simply had to be told.

Weight: 190g
Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781780601991