{"product_id":"masters-of-mayhem-james-stejskal-9781636246147","title":"Masters of Mayhem: Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"...delivers a well-written, exciting report on the campaign from the perspective of the various units involved.\" - Studies in Intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilver Medal winner in Military History Matters 'Book of the Year' Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Written with great accuracy, detail, enthusiasm, and insight...\" Military History Matters judges' comment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStriking where the enemy is weakest and melting away into the darkness before he can react. Never confronting a stronger force directly, but willing to use audacity and surprise to confound and demoralize an opponent. Operations driven by good intelligence, area knowledge, mobility, speed, firepower, and detailed planning executed by a few specialists with indigenous warriors - this is unconventional warfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT. E. Lawrence was one of the earliest practitioners of modern unconventional warfare. His tactics and strategies were used by men like Mao and Giap in their wars of liberation. Both kept Lawrence's \u003ci\u003eSeven Pillars of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e close at hand. This book looks at the creation of the HEDGEHOG force, the formation of armored car sections and other units, and focuses on the Hejaz Operations Staff, the Allied officers and men who took Lawrence's idea and prosecuted it against the Ottoman Turkish army assisting Field Marshal Allenby to achieve victory in 1918.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStejskal concludes with an examination of how HEDGEHOG has influenced special operations and unconventional warfare, including Field Marshal Wavell, the Long Range Desert Group, and David Stirling's SAS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Stejskal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636246141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636246147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Casemate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.99w x 0.80d","brand":"James Stejskal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447970246911,"sku":"9781636246147","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_709a812a-3b6e-49b9-bf70-d9e719e8549b.jpg?v=1777236034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/masters-of-mayhem-james-stejskal-9781636246147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}