This is a narrative of a British officer sent to help with the Arab uprising during WWII. I am not a fan of straight war narratives.  I think I'm more interested in the man that war strategies and such, so I'll pick up an biography since he does seem to be well educated in the middle east and spent many a time in studies in the actual countries he was sent to assist in the uprising.

Also, it is to note that this did happen during WWII against the Ottoman empire. Is he an ally of the various peoples attempting to break freely of the Ottoman empire? Perhaps . However, it was on the orders of British military trying to win a way in this part of the WWI theater.