Arabian Sands
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Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
The author recounts his travels in the Empty Quarter of Arabia between 1945 and 1950, and describes the vanishing way of life of the Bedouins.The Danakil journeys were Thesiger's first major expeditions. He served during the war with the SAS and was awarded the DSO. He has travelled in Southern Arabia, Kurdistan, Iraq, the Hindu Kush, the Karakorams, Morocco, Abyssinia, Kenya and Tanganyika. His journeys have won him many medals, and in 1968 he was made CBE. He was honoured with a KBE in 1995.
SKU | CIN0140095144A |
ISBN 13 | 9780140095142 |
ISBN 10 | 0140095144 |
Title | Arabian Sands |
Author | Wilfred Thesiger |
Series | Travel Library |
Condition | Well Read |
Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
Year published | 1984-09-27 |
Number of pages | 352 |
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