{"product_id":"hard-lying-eastern-mediterranean-19141919-9781780601991","title":"Hard Lying: Eastern Mediterranean, 1914-1919","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eDuring 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. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 18 May 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Eland Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 190g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 216 x 138 x 14 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781780601991\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lewen Weldon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44265444081914,"sku":"9781780601991","price":10.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1684510629222_book.jpg?v=1685791837","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/hard-lying-eastern-mediterranean-19141919-9781780601991","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}