Description
| Product ID: | 9781911487333 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Captain Shakespear |
| Subtitle: | Desert exploration, Arabian intrigue and the rise of Ibn Sa'ud |
| Authors: | Author: Alan Dillon |
| Page Count: | 338 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Middle Eastern history, Diplomacy, Geographical discovery and exploration, Middle Eastern history, Diplomacy, Geographical discovery & exploration, Arabian peninsula, c 1900 - c 1914 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Captain William Shakespear was one of the first British officers to explore the Nejdi desert of the Arabian Peninsula. He provided London with valuable intelligence and cultivated a personal relationship with the Emir of Riyadh Ibn Sa'ud, laying the foundations for diplomatic relations with the emir, and later the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
| Imprint Name: | Medina Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Medina Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-09-17 |