ALARMS AND EXCURSIONS IN ARABIA

<p><strong>THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF BERTRAM THOMAS - who rose from an Assistant Political Officer in early 20</strong><sup><strong>th</strong></sup><strong> Century Iraq to Minister for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman 5 years later.</strong></p><p>Alarms and Excursions in Arabia is the memoir of a man who played a role <span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>in the creation of both modern Iraq and Oman</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>In Iraq he describes his role as a British Political Officer (administrator) in the post World War One Iraq. Most especially his role in the 1920 Iraqi Revolt against British rule.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>In Oman he played a key part in ensuring Musandam remained part of Oman.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Full of unexpected events in both Iraq and Oman and illustrating how a single individual is able to shape the destiny of a nation this is a must-read to understand parts of Arabia as they are today.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>New to this edition are place-specific modern photographs for context in addition to scanned black & white images by Bertram Thomas. An introductory biography to Thomas gives background to his life.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>This annotated edition has been completely retyped from the original book its images were scanned to improve print quality. Punctuation and spellings though occasionally at odds with current usage and often inconsistent within the book have generally been kept as in the Bertram Thomas text.</span></p><p>The Work of Bertram Thomas in Iraq and Oman.</p>