When T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom first appeared in 1922 it was immediately recognized as a literary masterpiece. In writing his extraordinary account of the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918 and his own role in it T.E. Lawrence sealed his place in history and legend as Lawrence of Arabia. Widely regarded as the last great romantic war story and described by Winston Churchill as one of "the greatest books ever written in the English language " it conveys a world of wonders written in the same committed fashion that Lawrence applied to his duties in Syria this is a towering achievement of both autobiography and military history as well as a first-rate adventure story Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a must read.