James Barr (author) explained

James Barr (born 1976) is a British author of a number of historical works on the Middle East. He is currently a visiting fellow at King's College London.^[1]

Biography

Barr read modern history at Lincoln College, Oxford.

In 2006, Barr's history on Lawrence of Arabia and the British war effort in the Middle East was published by Bloomsbury. His second book, A Line in the Sand, on Anglo-French rivalry in the Middle East during the interwar period and World War II, appeared in 2011.^[2]

He has worked for the Daily Telegraph,^[3] and in Westminster and in London.

Publications

• Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918 (2006)
• A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East (2011). Paperback (2012),
• Lords of the Desert: Britain's Struggle with America to Dominate the Middle East (2018).

Links

Source

• Author's site

Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Visiting Professors and Fellows: Barr, James. King's College London. 29 January 2018.
2. Web site: Seale. Patrick. A Line in the Sand. Financial Times. Financial Times. 29 January 2018. August 26, 2011.
3. News: Barr. James. Lawrence's unhappy legacy still casts a shadow over the Middle East. 29 January 2018. The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2005.