The Sand Kings Of Oman: Being the expereinces of an RAF officer in the little known regions of Trucial Oman Arabia/ Raymond O'Shea

Raymond O' Shea was a serving officer in the RAF in Oman in 1944 and 1945. The Sand Kings of Oman A travel book by a reflective and observant resident of Oman at the end of World War II giving a very interesting account of the topography, races, customs and industries of the then Persian Gulf inevitably throwing much light on the British influences and interest in the region. The book contains candid observer accounts of local intrigues. Keywords: Sharjah Fort; Dubai flying-boat; Hadaithah; Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr; Sheikh Sultan bin Salem; Shi'hou tribes; Jebel Kawa; Slave traffic; Khan Sahib; Qasimi feuds; Sandstorms; Petroleum discovery; Malaria; Dysentry; Lack of sanitation; Watch towers; Silversmiths; Pirates; Raschid bin Hamid; Perling industry; Rub al Khali; Beni Qitab tribe, Yashidi devil worshippers; Baraimi (Buraimi); Djaidh; Territorial rivalries; Rupee; Abdur bin Razzak (Khan Bahadur); Mahrid seaport; RAF; Karachi; Bob Allison; Abu Musa; Hamid the poet; Nimairiyah; Kalba; Princes' School in Persia; Anglo Iranian Oil Company; Freya Stark; Falaj Al Ali, Jebel Faiya

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